Trump Election Gives Hope to Conservatives From Around the World

By Lisa Correnti

MADRID, December 6 (C-Fam) Conservative leaders from around the world have been encouraged by the election of President Donald J. Trump. Politicians and activists from over 45 countries at the 10th Transatlantic Summit expressed hope that the cultural shift in the United States will be replicated in their own countries.

“Trump’s re-election is very good news for conservatives in Europe”, said Stephen Bartulica the newly elected chairman of the Political Network for Values, the main organizer of the Summit which took place on Monday in the Spanish Senate. The Croatian political leader who is currently a member of the European parliament said, “the woke left is in retreat and we must seize this opportunity to promote our pro-life and pro-family agenda.” He claimed that the “the transgender movement is finished, though many in Europe have yet to realize this reality.”

“We need political leaders capable of giving a taste for life and a vision of the national destiny,” said Grégor Puppinck, director of European Centre for Law and Justice, based in France.

The human rights scholar said French President Emmanuel Macron’s globalist views made him unable “to believe that France, or even Europe, can still have a destiny of its own.” Trump, on the other hand, “embodies American vitality” and “has been able to give Americans back their own destiny,” he said. “He convinced them and led them into the dynamic of Make America Great Again.”

“I know Donald Trump’s win will definitely restore the goodwill of Ugandans,” said Lucy Akello, a Ugandan parliamentarian and social worker. She told the Friday Fax she hopes for U.S. “policy shifts in line with Uganda’s interest,” in particular that the U.S. will support Uganda in “rejecting any pressure in changing legislation inconsistent with their cultures, values and beliefs”. Akello was referring to the sexual rights agenda prioritized in U.S. foreign policy under the Biden administration.

“The election of President Trump brings a renewed sense of hope to pro-life and pro-family advocates around the world,” said Natalia Orué, Director of Public and International Affairs for the Asociación La Familia (AFI) – an expansive coalition of pro-family/life organizations active in Guatemala.  Trump’s “steadfast commitment to defending life and strengthening the family as the cornerstone of society aligns with the core values we cherish.”

Orué said she hopes these principles are reflected in U.S. foreign policy initiatives, “as they have a direct impact on our countries and the well-being of our people.” Guatemala is well known for its strong pro-life culture. Former president Alejandro Giammattei established Guatemala as the “pro-life capital of Latin America.” The Biden administration has been courting the new administration of President Bernardo Arévalo who took office in January, and pressuring conservative Congressional members to decriminalize abortion. The U.S. Agency for International Development is granting funds to Guatemalan civil society organizations to help with this effort. A recent multi-year grant was issued to Asociación Lamda for $2 million that goes through 2027.

“The result of the recent U.S. election has significant implications for those that care for safeguarding the dignity of human life and religious freedom,” said Rodrigo Iván Cortés a former member of the Mexican parliament. Cortés resigned his seat after being sanctioned for misgendering a transgender colleague that was mocking the Catholic Church in the congressional chamber. Cortés expressed hope that Trump’s leadership in a neighboring country will help restore democratic principles in Mexico, and that his leadership on the border crisis will stop the flow of illegal drugs and stymie organized crime that is terrorizing the Mexican people.

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