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HEADLINE: Fear, joy and calls for a strong Europe: France reacts to Trump win
TEASER: As the US tilts rightward, French wonder if they're next
PUBLISHED AT: 11/6/24, 3:48 pm
BYLINE: Lisa Bryant
DATELINE: Paris
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SCRIPT EDITORS: Baragona, DLJ
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, AFP
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __
TRT: 2:48
VID APPROVED BY: Baragona
TYPE: TVPKG
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((INTRO)) France is looking at a second Trump presidency with a mix of trepidation, stoicism and — in some cases— joy. Even as President Emmanuel Macron rushed to congratulate Donald Trump for his win, French businesses worry about threatened tariffs and critics fear a similar tilt to the right could usher France's far-right National Rally party to power. Lisa Bryant reports on the fallout from Paris.
((SHOTS INSIDE HARRY’S BAR (AFP) - RESULTS OUTSIDE BAR TODAY (VOA ORIGINAL)))
A century of straw polls at Harry’s Bar in Paris have accurately called almost every U.S. election. This time was no different.
((SHOTS: a. MACRON AT ELYSEE (AFP) & b. SHOT OF HIS MESSAGE ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) (AFP))
French President Emmanuel Macron was among the first foreign leaders to congratulate Donald Trump.
((SHOTS: ANOTHER MESSAGE - IN FRENCH ON X & SHOT OF MACRON & GERMANY’S OLAF SCHOLZ (AFP)))
But Macron also called for a more unified, stronger and more sovereign Europe — themes the French president has pushed for years.
((SHOT: SCORE SHOWING TRUMP VICTORY (AFP))
Trump’s victory, observers say, gives that push momentum.
((Radio: Jean-Yves Camus is an analyst with the Paris-based Jean-Jaures Foundation.))
((Jean-Yves Camus, Jean-Jaures Foundation — IN ENGLISH, (SKYPE)))
“It’s really time for us, and not only for the French, to wake up and do something. Because if we do not have the military capacity to weigh in [in] Ukraine and the Middle East, then we are dependent on what Washington will do.”
((SHOTS: FRENCH TOWN ((VOA)))
France’s reaction to Trump’s return to power is mixed. Like Americans, many French worry about high prices and immigration.
((SHOT: RIGHT-WING POLITICIAN ERIC CIOTTI (BALD) /AFP))
Prominent right-wing politician Eric Ciotti was among some on the far right cheering the Republican’s win.
((SHOT: ERIC CIOTTI X POST))
((Mandatory CG: X / @eciotti))
On X, he called Trump’s win, quote, “a magnificent victory against a system, a hope for peace and a defeat of wokists."
((SHOTS: FRENCH WINE, AERONAUTICS (AFP))
But French businesses fear the impact of Trump’s promised tariffs on foreign imports.
((Radio: Paris businessman Cameron Orilia.))
((Cameron Orilia, Watch Salesman (MALE IN FRENCH) (VOA ORIGINAL)))
“I didn’t really follow the U.S. elections closely. As a watch salesman, I’m mostly interested in trade policy… (0;52) .. I saw (Trump) wanted to increase some import taxes …”
((SHOTS - Bryant France Trump shots 2 (VOA ORIGINAL))))
In leftist strongholds like Paris, people are concerned about what America’s tilt to the right means for France.
((Radio: Residents Charlotte Danglegan and Lucy Bone.))
((Charlotte Danglegan, Paris Resident, FEMALE IN ENGLISH ((VOA ORIGINAL))
“I think it has an impact on France because the fascist powers and people are taking more and more importance, and we’re letting them be more and more powerful.”
((Lucy Bone, Paris Resident, FEMALE, ENGLISH (VOA ORIGINAL)))
“I feel a bit scared. I’m looking at the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu was the first person to call Trump and congratulate him, and obviously [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s going to be celebrating, and I’m thinking, ‘What happened to all our democracies?’”
((SHOTS — TOWN HALL & LE PEN AND JORDAN BARDELLA VOTE POSTERS — (VOA ORIGINAL) & LE PEN WITH SUPPORTERS (AFP)))
French presidential elections are just over two years away - and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is the country’s biggest party. But analyst Camus cautions against comparisons.
((Jean-Yves Camus, Jean-Jaures Foundation — IN ENGLISH, (SKYPE)))
“Marine Le Pen has been very, very strong in saying that the National Rally members of parliament should not support President Trump, should not take sides in this election, for fear that the bad image of President Trump would damage her own chance of becoming president.”
((SHOTS: TRUMP CAMPAIGN - AP))
Still, how Trump manages his second term could make a difference on how France votes in 2027.
((Lisa Bryant, VOA News, Paris))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
Subtitles / Dubbing AvailableNo
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateNovember 6, 2024 17:23 EST
BylineLisa Bryant
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
