As Donald trumps Hillary in the race for the White House, there are mixed feelings in the Balkans which are, as ever, caught up in the region’s own high dramas. Read our Premium weekly roundup for November 3 - 10.
Supporters cheer as they wait for President-elect Donald Trump to give his acceptance speech during his election night rally on Wednesday. Photo: AP Photo/ Mary Altaffer.
Mixed Feelings
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election shocked the Balkans, much as it did the rest of the world. Yet the region is divided in its response.
Albanians across the region are saddened that Clinton, their perceived friend and backer, has lost. US allies worry what it might mean for NATO. Most Serbs and many Macedonians and Montenegrins find hope that US policy towards their countries might change for the better under President Trump. For Serbia’s ultra-nationalist opposition politician Vojislav Seselj, seen by many as the Balkan Trump, the election’s outcome is evidence that he too has a winning chance in Serbia’s presidential elections in 2017.
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