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In a few days, Donald Trump wants to be reelected president of the United States. His rival Joe Biden is currently leading the way in American polls. But what are Trump’s chances with the Europeans?
If Donald Trump were to run for election among EU citizens, he would have no chance: in the European Union only 17 percent would vote for him. That is the result of a survey that the Bertelsmann Foundation presented on Wednesday in Gütersloh. Trump’s challenger in Tuesday’s US election, Joe Biden, would have 45 percent. 38 per cent of EU citizens would not vote for either one. In the representative survey of September 2020 in all EU countries, 13,808 people were interviewed.
Results vary by country. While Trump would only get 10 percent of the vote in Germany (Biden 56 percent), the current US president in Poland is ahead. However, both candidates from neighboring Germany have weak approval ratings. Trump would have 38 percent in Poland, Biden 30 percent.
Little confidence in American democracy
The citizens of Europe do not have much confidence in American democracy. According to the study, 52 percent of all EU citizens see a malfunction of the system. In Germany, 61 percent of those surveyed are of this opinion. Respondents in Poland also have a different point of view on this issue. 77 percent of Poles say that democracy works well in America.
“Make America Great Again” was Trump’s motto when he was elected four years ago. According to the survey, Europeans have their doubts. 67 percent deny that the United States is “great.” However, according to the EU citizens surveyed, the United States remains far ahead of China as an important partner.
“Four years of the Trump administration have left their mark on the citizens of the EU. They recognize the importance of the transatlantic relationship, but are sober in their assessment of what holds them together,” says Isabell Hoffmann, co-author of the study. “This also applies to the Poles, who, while seeking close ties with the United States from historical experience, support the current US president less than at the beginning of his term,” Hoffmann says. According to the study, citizens of Poland support the current US president, but less than at the beginning of his term.
