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| On the afternoon of the 19th, one day before the inauguration of the 46th US President, a book about the elected President of the United States Joe Biden is displayed in a large bookstore in downtown Seoul. 2021.1.19/News1 © News1 Reporter Jinhwan Kim |
Europeans generally welcome the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and have a positive outlook on the’Biden Era’.
According to Bloomberg on the 20th, a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in three countries, including Germany, France and the United Kingdom, which are major US allies, showed that the majority of respondents showed confidence that Biden-elect would make the right decision on major issues in the world.
In Germany, 79% of respondents said they trust Biden-elect, and 72% of French and 65% of British responded the same.
Earlier, when the Pew Center conducted the same survey six months ago, only 10% responded positively to President Donald Trump.
“President Trump was not internationally popular throughout his tenure,” the Pew Center analyzed. “The low scores he received had a negative impact on the overall image of the United States among major allies.” On the other hand, he added, “In the case of Biden-elect, it is much more positive.”
The outlook for European-American relations was also bright. During the Trump administration period, skepticism grew over NATO (NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization), climate change issues, and Iran’s nuclear agreement (JCPOA), but 84% of German and French respondents, and 72% of British respondents, after Biden took office. Positive outlook on the relationship.
There were also views of concern about the US political system. 73% Germans, 64% French, and 62% British responded that the US political system needed better change or complete reform.
Bloomberg noted that the survey took place over two months from November to December last year, and that the invasion of Congress on the 6th was even before it occurred. According to the trend shown in this survey, the inauguration of Biden is an analysis that could serve as a signal for improving the US global image.
The survey was conducted through telephone interviews conducted with 3066 adults in three countries from November 12th to December 23rd last year.