Governments in Europe and Asia react to the election result, ranging from congratulations to wait-and-see

On the morning of 4 November 2026, the first governments commented on the result of the congressional election. The basis is projections by the AP, according to which the Democrats win the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is no official final result yet. The reactions diverge: some heads of government read the result as a political signal, while most governments stress that nothing changes in their relations with the US.

Spain: a signal against the far right. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on X, according to the agency EFE at Infobae (10:04 CET), that US society had “voted against the policies that only make people poorer”. He also mentioned hatred, machismo, climate change denial and the privileges of elites. It had happened in Brazil and would soon happen in Spain.

Norway and Greece: signal and continuity. According to an overview by the agency Reuters at ThePrint (11:00 CET), Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke of “a powerful political signal about a change of course” among US voters. Greece's government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said, according to the same overview, that relations with the US remained strong.

Germany: congratulations, talks with both sides. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius congratulated the Democrats on a “historic victory” at the Berlin Security Conference, according to t-online (10:45 CET). Germany would continue to work with the Trump administration and seek contact with both parties. The German government's transatlantic coordinator, Metin Hakverdi (SPD), said, according to the same report by the agency Reuters, that even after the Democrats' victory it is the president who determines foreign policy.

Poland: a warning to the country's own government. Marcin Przydacz, foreign policy adviser to President Karol Nawrocki, pledged continued cooperation with the US, according to naTemat (10:29). At the same time he called the result “a memento for D. Tusk and his people”, meaning the Polish head of government.

Italy: no answer. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to a video by Corriere della Sera reproduced at Italian Directory, dodged a reporter's question about the election in the morning during the celebrations at the Altare della Patria in Rome.

China: an internal affair of the US. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at her press conference, according to the South Korean broadcaster SBS (9:06 CET, machine-translated): “The midterm elections are America's internal affair.” China wants to continue implementing with the US what the two heads of state have agreed on.

Japan: alliance remains the cornerstone. Government spokesman Minoru Kihara, who had not wanted to comment in the morning, said at his afternoon press conference, according to NHK (10:07 CET), that regardless of the election result the alliance with the US is the cornerstone of Japan's foreign and security policy. According to the agency Kyodo at Anadolu, the government intends to monitor the financial markets closely.

Russia: course independent of the election. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the state agency RIA Novosti, reproduced at news.mail.ru (10:17 CET), that Russia's line on Ukraine does not depend on political fluctuations in other countries. He called the attitude of the Democrats' party activists towards Russia sharply negative. “Let's wait for the final results,” he said.

By around 11:20 CET, no statements on the result could be found from the EU Commission, NATO, Chancellor Merz, French President Macron, British Prime Minister Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Carney or Ukrainian President Zelensky. These are the views of the respective governments. The earlier reaction from Iran is under Reports, the state of the count for the Senate and the House of Representatives.