Canada's Prime Minister Carney and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Marles stick to their course toward the US after the congressional election

The governments of two close US allies commented on the congressional election on 5 November. The basis is projections according to which the Democrats win the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is no official final result yet. The new Congress convenes on 3 January 2027.

Canada: same focus as before the election. According to Global News (Rachel Morgan, 5 November, afternoon local time), Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that Canada continues to focus on the same issues as before the election: affordability, opportunity and sovereignty. What happens in the US matters, but Canada is sticking to its goals. The core message is that of a confident country: “It's a confident country moving forward”. Canada is betting on more broadly diversified trade, for example with the EU. According to the report, Carney had already said on Tuesday that trade talks with the US would resume after a phone call with President Trump. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre (Conservatives) called on the prime minister to use his leeway for a good deal with the US. A tariff on Canada is a tax on Americans, he said.

Australia: alliance remains central. According to the AAP agency (Illawarra Mercury, Andrew Brown, published 22:31 CET), Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles said on the broadcaster ABC that the Democrats' victory does not change Australia's approach to Trump. The alliance with the US is as important today as ever. The cost of living plays a role in every election. Trade Minister Don Farrell told the Australian Financial Review that the Republicans' defeat confirms the government's stance against Trump's tariffs. He wants to tell US Trade Representative Greer that the US should rethink its strategy. Senator Bridget McKenzie of the opposition Nationals, by contrast, said that in a midterm election in Australia, Prime Minister Albanese would probably fare similarly.

Both governments stress that their course toward Washington does not depend on the majorities in Congress. The opposition in both countries reads the result above all as a rejection of tariffs or of those in government. These are the views of the respective politicians. Earlier reactions from Canada and other countries are under Reports, what the new Congress can do from January is in the timeline.