World leaders hope for reset after US midterms

The Democrats seized control of both Senate and the House of Representatives, giving them the power to block legislation and hold up Trump's appointments.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he hoped to see new initiatives to end the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

"With their majority in both chambers of Congress, the Democratic Party will likely seek to shift the political course in the United States," Wadephul said.

Through cooperation between the United States and Europe, "there may be a new opportunity to launch a fresh initiative" to resolve conflicts, he said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Trump's defeat showed that the global far-right was on the wane.

"It happened in Brazil. It just happened in the US. And it will soon happen in Spain," the socialist leader said, with elections looming later this month.

The far-right wave is "no longer growing, it is unravelling," he added.

Russia hopes Trump will continue his "peacemaking efforts" after the midterm elections, the Kremlin said.

Source: Citizen Digital