From shock to calm: how Swiss parties react to Trump’s election victory

Swiss politicians react very differently to the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA. SP co-president Cédric Wermuth is there, who speaks of shock. “The election worries me a lot. ” Especially because of the people in the US, because of the growing racism, the restrictions on women’s rights and the growing violence against those who think in a way between – different This also has implications for the global right, which wants to promote the same program as Trump. “She feels vindicated by the election and is getting a boost in her camp.

For the president of the FDP party Thierry Burkart, the result of the election is “difficult to predict because Donald Trump did not have a clear electoral program.” Burkart is sure that the month is “poison” for international relations -certainly this and, above all, the inconsistency of Trump. For example, if Trump implemented the tariffs, this would hinder free trade. “Switzerland, as a fully globalized country, can be hit hard by this,” says Burkart. “That worries me.”

Baselbieter Mitte National Councilor Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter also assumes that the situation for the export-oriented Swiss economy will become more difficult when Donald Trump returns to the White House: “New tariffs would affect especially on medicines.”

The election also has geopolitical implications. Trump thinks very little of international cooperation: “If the most important country in the West turns away from multilateralism, it will be difficult for Switzerland as a small country with a global focus that depends on order rules-based international.”

SP co-president Cédric Wermuth talks about the dramatic international impact on the United States election. Along with Trump, the global power elite around tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Elon Musk as well as autocrats like Putin were among the main winners of this election. “We are in danger in the future that we will rely on military power alone and that international organizations such as the UN and international law will become increasingly sophisticated.” This will affect not only only on the southern part of the world, but also on small states like Switzerland.

Europe must pull itself together

For Europe, Trump’s election increases uncertainty in transatlantic cooperation. This is also a real development for Switzerland, says FDP leader Burkart: “It makes our ability to defend ourselves even more central.” “

GLP State Councilor Tiana Moser (ZH) also told TeleZüri that she was concerned about the election result, especially in terms of security policy. Trump has announced that he wants to reduce US support for NATO. At a time when there is war in Europe, that worries her.