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PM Anthony Albanese has won the general election in Australia again. His labor party has won 86 out of 150 seats.
However, in the survey conducted before the election, the Labor Party had the support of 48% of the people, while the opposition Liberal and the National Party alliance was described by 52% of the people.
But the situation changed after 2 months. Leader of the opposition coalition, who is considered a favorite, has also lost the election. He became the first opposition leader in the country who lost his own seat. It is believed to be the biggest political defeat in the history of Australia.
Like Australia, the right -wing party lost in Canada. The Liberal Party won a historic victory in the election held on 28 April. By the beginning of this year, the situation of the Liberal Party was extremely bad, but the situation changed after Trump became President. The defeat of right-wing parties in Australia-Canada is being linked to Trump’s tariff.
In the story, we will know how the leftist parties won despite falling behind in the survey in both countries …
Liberal party was backward in Canada, Trudeau had to resign Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the resignation in Canada on 6 December. There was resentment against Trudeau due to ever increasing inflation among the people of Canada. Trudeau was being pressurized by his Liberal Party MPs to step down for several months. Because of this, Trudeau was getting isolated.
Most of the 152 MPs of the party were pressurizing Trudeau to resign. The 24 MPs of Trudeau’s party demanded him to resign in October.
Trudeau resigned, assuming that he could not be a good option for the next election.
Trump’s statement increased the wave of nationalism in Canada
On the very next day of Trudeau’s resignation, Trump offered Canada to meet in the US. He said that America can no longer tolerate any more trade deficit from Canada nor can it give more subsidy. If Canada has to preserve its existence, then it will have to become the 51st state of America.
Trump also threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Canada. The people and leaders of Canada saw it as an attack on the sovereignty of the country. In response, Canadian citizens started boycotting American goods. American liquor was removed in the pub and bar. Many people stopped going to America to spend holidays.
The Liberal Party began to redeem this anger of the Canadian people. Mark Carney, who became the PM of Canada in place of Trudeau, described Trump as the biggest threat to Canada. Carney said that Canada will not bow down to Trump’s threats and will never tolerate the tariff.
The consumption of American goods in Canadian shops decreased. The use of products made in the country increased.
Atmosphere against Trump, leftist party took advantage
Carney also attacked his opponent Pierre Polar on the pretext of Trump. He said that poilevar worships Trump. If they win, they will kneel in front of Trump and not face them. Poilver is called the ‘Trump of Canada’.
Carney’s statements caused a lot of damage to the opposition party in Canada. In December, the opposition Conservative Party had the support of 46% of the people, while the Liberal Party was liking 12% of the people, but soon the situation started changing.
In the survey conducted on March 1, the Liberal Party overtook the Conservative Party. In just 6 weeks, the popularity of Liberal Party gained 26%. The Liberal Party won the election too. The party won 167 seats.
The Liberal Party got 14 seats more than 2021.
Trump’s tariff damage to Australia’s economy
Political experts believe that the policies of US President Donald Trump had a profound impact on Australia’s election. In fact, in January 2025, there was a huge decline in the rating of Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
According to the survey by The Australia Newspaper, Albanese’s rating had gone to minus 20. About 53% of the voters were considering the victory of the opposition Liberal National Alliance in the country. Meanwhile, Trump announced to impose tariffs worldwide.
The US imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on the whole world from 5 April. Apart from this, Trump had imposed 25% tariffs on aluminum-steel. Car and electronics prices increased in Australia. Trump’s tariff caused a $ 27 billion dollars to the Australian economy. This is 1% of the country’s GDP.
Albanese opposed Trump’s tariff policies. However, he denied retaliation.
Pay the price of copying Trump The biggest issue in this election in Australia was the increase in prices of things related to living. Trump’s tariff further increased this fear. Earlier, the Labor Party was being criticized for not stopping inflation. After the tariff controversy, people felt that only the labor party could deal with this crisis.
According to experts, Trump’s policies reduced the confidence for America in the Australian public. Sydney Morning Herald has written that Trump’s decisions greatly affected the Australian election. Voters were impressed by Albanese’s calm attitude. Opposition candidate Peter Datton’s strategy to mimic Trump to him overshadowed him.
Datton tried to start a cultural war on the lines of America in the country. He opposed the ‘Vok’ agenda and diversity programs in schools. He supported a huge trimming in government jobs like Ilyon Musk’s DOGE program. Voters were irritated by this. He trolled Peter Datton on social media.
Opposition leader Peter Datton in Australia suffered a loss of copying Trump.
‘Trump is proving fatal for Conservative parties’ On the election results, former Australian PM Malcum Turnbull said, “Trump has proved to be a destructive bomb for our Conservative alliance.” Former Australia Press Secretary Andrew Carswell said that not only Australia but also for the Conservative alliance of the whole world, Trump is proving fatal.
Shrish Kumar Pathak, professor of foreign affairs at Amity University, says that recent power changes in Canada and Australia reflect a major change in global politics. This change is largely affected by Trump’s disruptive policies.
Trump’s aggressive tariff policy, foreign policy and rhetoric challenging the sovereignty of allied countries have strengthened the spirit of nationalism in these liberal democracy.
What can be the strategy of both countries ahead?
New governments have returned to power with a strong mandate at both Canada and Australia. In such a situation, the governments of Canada and Australia can take many strategic steps to deal with Trump’s aggressive policies.
Wto can go Canada and Australia may complain against Trump’s tariff policy in WTO, as China did.
Emphasis on increasing partnership with other countries Canada and Australia can increase their business partnership with India, China and Europe to reduce the impact of tariffs.
Local industry promoted Both countries can increase investment in their domestic industries, renewable energy and basic infrastructure to reduce the effect of tariffs.
Defense sector promoted Both Canada and Australia are members of the Five Eyes Group with the US. Both countries can now increase the synergy with the Group’s other countries Britain and New Zealand to reduce their safety dependence on the US. In addition, you can strengthen their strategic partnership with European countries.
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