SPAIN’S socialist-led government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory.
Though there will be private disappointment in Madrid that Democrat and vice-president Kamala Harris lost, the government will have to deal with the controversial figure who will be back in the White House in January 2025 after a four-year gap.
In a social media message, Pedro Sanchez posted in English: “We will work on our strategic bilateral relations and strong transatlantic collaboration.”
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Trump has made it clear that he is no fan of the European Union and that he wants NATO member states like Spain to pain a higher contribution to reduce the US financial commitment to the military alliance.
A Spanish government source said: “It is high time for Europe to take control of its destiny more consistently.”
“We must move forward with more political union. Europe has to get stronger, …