Implications of Trump’s victory for Mideast
By Ali Nazifpour
US affairs expert
The 2024 election is over and Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and vice president, has conceded defeat to Donald Trump, the 45th and now the 47th president of the United States. Trump’s victory was somehow unexpected. While polls were very close and showed a toss-up race, Trump’s victory was rather decisive as he carried all swing states and also won the popular vote thanks to the collapse of Democratic support in liberal states such as California, New York, and New Jersey. So it would be natural to ask why Trump won? And what will victory mean for our region, the Middle East, and our country, Iran?
Why Trump won?
Harris’s defeat came at the end of a year when incumbent political parties in almost all democracies suffered defeats or disappointing results at the ballot box.
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