{"id":1260,"date":"2025-05-06T00:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2025-05-06T00:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:09:35","slug":"liberal-election-victories-in-canada-australia-serve-as-a-referendum-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Election Victories in Canada, Australia Serve as a Referendum on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at liberal parliamentary wins in <strong>Australia<\/strong> and <strong>Canada<\/strong>, <strong>Israel<\/strong> expanding its operations in <strong>Gaza<\/strong>, and a proposed <strong>U.S.<\/strong> tariff on movies filmed abroad.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Anti-Trump Momentum<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Incumbent Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won reelection on Saturday, with his center-left Labor Party securing a landslide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/elections\/federal-election-2025\">85 seats<\/a> in Parliament, including the seat of conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton. It marks a stunning turnaround for Canberra\u2019s liberal playbook.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at liberal parliamentary wins in <strong>Australia<\/strong> and <strong>Canada<\/strong>, <strong>Israel<\/strong> expanding its operations in <strong>Gaza<\/strong>, and a proposed <strong>U.S.<\/strong> tariff on movies filmed abroad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletters-page newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. 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It marks a stunning turnaround for Canberra\u2019s liberal playbook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not need to beg or borrow or copy from anywhere else,\u201d Albanese said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/05\/03\/australia-labor-albanese-trump-election\/\">victory speech<\/a>. \u201cWe do not seek out our inspiration overseas. We find it right here in our values and in our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many Aussie voters appeared to view the opposition as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/04\/world\/australia\/albanese-labor-election-trump.html\">too close<\/a> to the White House, particularly after conservative Sen. Jacinta Price cheered \u201cMake Australia Great Again\u201d in April. Just a month ago, the conservative Liberal Party was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-05-06\/how-did-most-polls-get-2025-federal-election-wrong\/105256346\">on track to win<\/a> the election. But U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s America First policies, including hefty tariffs on Australian steel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/04\/world\/australia\/albanese-labor-election-trump.html\">soured support<\/a> for Dutton\u2019s coalition. Like Trump, the Liberal Party wants to make cuts to the Education Department, implement tougher immigration restrictions, and defund diversity and inclusion programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Australia, voters weren\u2019t merely expressing an aversion to Donald Trump,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/05\/labor-australian-election-trump\/\">wrote<\/a> FP\u2019s Amelia Lester, who is based in Australia. \u201cThey were also rejecting ideological extremism of all stripes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s election results mimicked another unexpected <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-prime-minister-albanese-reelected-vote-parliament-2170ea57868334125b5a359e5f557c02\">center-left victory<\/a>. Last week, Liberal Party leader Mark Carney secured a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/28\/canada-answer-trump-ones-and-tooze-mark-carney-elections\/\">landslide win<\/a> in Canada, cementing Carney\u2019s role as prime minister despite conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre long being the predicted favorite. \u201cUnfortunately for Poilievre, many voters perceive him as too much like Trump,\u201d journalist Justin Ling <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/17\/poilievre-canada-conservatives-election-carney-trump-tariffs\/\">wrote<\/a> in a profile of Poilievre last month.<\/p>\n<p>As Lester explained, \u201cTrump\u2019s belligerent nationalism has made it difficult for right-wing politicians elsewhere to ride his coattails without seeming as if they\u2019re betraying their own national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Albanese, who never mentioned Trump while on the campaign trail, Carney repeatedly pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/12\/quebec-international-relations-minister-trump-tariffs-united-states-canada\/\">White House tariffs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/12\/canada-trump-tariffs-carney-poilievre-conservative\/\">sovereignty threats<\/a> as reasoning for why liberals must <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/28\/canada-election-trump-carney-poilievre\/\">maintain control<\/a> of Ottawa; Carney became interim prime minister in March after controversy-laden Justin Trudeau\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In what could also be read as public support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/05\/singapore-election-lawrence-wong-voting-politics\/\">steady hand<\/a> amid Trump\u2019s trade war, Singapore\u2019s People\u2019s Action Party won its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/singapores-pap-wins-election-with-87-97-seats-official-results-show-2025-05-03\/\">14th consecutive election<\/a> with 87 out of 97 parliamentary seats on Saturday. Singapore has a 300 percent trade-to-GDP ratio.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s America First agenda has not hurt all conservative ambitions abroad. Following Carney\u2019s victory, the government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-separation-rally-legislature-may-3-1.7526053\">proposed legislation<\/a> to make it easier to hold referendums, which could allow the province to secede from Canada. And on Sunday, far-right candidate George Simion won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/romania-election-george-simion-far-right-jubilation-eu\/\">first round<\/a> of Romania\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/02\/romania-election-liberal-democracy-elites\/\">presidential election rerun<\/a> with more than 40 percent of the vote. Simion will challenge centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, who secured less than 21 percent, on May 18.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>The World This Week<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, May 6:<\/strong> Trump hosts Carney in Washington.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 7: <\/strong>Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a four-day visit to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>A papal conclave convenes to choose Pope Francis\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Paris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 8:<\/strong> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hosts Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, May 9:<\/strong> Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha hosts European foreign ministers in Kyiv on the same day that Moscow hosts Victory Day celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Macron hosts Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Nancy, France.<\/p>\n<p>Norway hosts a summit of the Joint Expeditionary Force.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, May 11:<\/strong> Albania holds parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, May 12:<\/strong> The Philippines holds midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva begins a two-day trip to China.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>What We\u2019re Following<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Orders to occupy Gaza. <\/strong>Israel\u2019s security cabinet on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/05\/04\/israel-gaza-war-expansion-reservists\/\">unanimously approved<\/a> a plan to expand military operations in Gaza. According to one Israeli official, \u201cthe plan differs from previous ones by shifting from raid-based operations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/17\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-cease-fire-occupation-annexation\/\">occupation of territory<\/a> and sustaining it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Military chief of staff Eyal Zamir, who recommended the plan, stressed that it would allow for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/israel\/israel-gaza-intensify-military-operation-hamas-rcna204770\">stronger strikes<\/a> against Hamas to help rescue the remaining hostages still in Gaza. It also calls for the relocation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to Gaza\u2019s south, which would likely exacerbate the region\u2019s already dire humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-05-05-2025-d22caabfd2cf89e83fe06e649e6438ba\">exact timing<\/a> of implementation is unclear, as is the deadline for how long Israel would occupy the territory; however, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/05\/israel-gaza-destroy-trump-deal\">reports<\/a> that Israeli officials have set May 15, during Trump\u2019s planned trip to the Middle East, as the deadline to reach a hostage and cease-fire deal with Hamas before implementing the new plan. Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/18\/israel-strikes-gaza-war-break-ceasefire\/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921\">resumed intensive attacks<\/a> on Gaza in March and has since declared around 70 percent of the territory as either a military \u201cred zone\u201d or under evacuation orders; rights groups have repeatedly condemned Israel for stopping humanitarian aid from entering the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ariel_oseran\/status\/1919432957736985003\">launched<\/a> airstrikes at Houthi rebel targets in Yemen\u2019s Port of Hodeidah on Monday. The attack came one day after the Iranian-backed proxy group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/yemens-houthis-announce-campaign-targeting-israeli-airports-2025-05-05\/\">declared<\/a> a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d aerial blockade on Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israeli-military-says-working-intercepting-missile-launched-yemen-2025-05-04\/\">fired a missile<\/a> that landed near Ben Gurion International Airport. The United States and the United Kingdom have also <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/25\/yemen-houthis-airstrikes-russia\/\">stepped up attacks<\/a> on Yemen in recent weeks; a U.S. airstrike last week killed at least 38 people at a Yemeni prison allegedly holding African migrants, according to images reviewed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2025\/05\/04\/us-yemen-strike-migrant-detention\/\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, though the <em>Post<\/em> said that was likely an undercount. The Houthis claimed 68 people were killed in that strike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tariffs on Hollywood. <\/strong>Trump on Sunday announced that he had directed his administration to begin the process of instituting a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114452117143235155\">100 percent tariff<\/a> on movies produced outside the United States, calling foreign incentives to film abroad a \u201cconcerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.\u201d It is unclear if this duty will apply to movies on streaming services as well as those shown in traditional theaters, and no details have been provided on whether the tariff will be calculated via production costs or box office revenue. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-05\/trump-vows-to-meet-hollywood-on-tariff-plan-that-shook-industry?taid=68190d197e031100014c8499&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;sref=gAQr8Hwd\">told<\/a> reporters on Monday that he intends to meet with U.S. film industry executives to discuss the idea and \u201cmake sure they\u2019re happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almost all major media companies film abroad, and many famous movies have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/star-wars-filming-locations\/\">foreign locations<\/a> for their sets. According to the Motion Picture Association\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motionpictures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPA_Economic_contribution_US_infographic.pdf\">economic impact report<\/a>, the film industry generated a positive U.S. balance of trade for every major market in the world in 2023. On Monday, shares in Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, and Amazon.com were down. The leaders of Australia and New Zealand responded to Trump\u2019s tariff threat on Monday by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/trump-announces-100-tariff-movies-produced-outside-us-2025-05-04\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=050525&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">promising to advocate<\/a> for their local industries. (Many Marvel superhero movies are filmed in Australia, and <em>The<\/em> <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> and <em>The<\/em> <em>Hobbit<\/em> trilogies were shot across New Zealand.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thwarted attacks. <\/strong>Brazilian police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/05\/world\/americas\/lady-gaga-brazil-attack-threat.html?campaign_id=9&amp;emc=edit_nn_20250505&amp;instance_id=153899&amp;nl=the-morning&amp;regi_id=159637444&amp;segment_id=197320&amp;user_id=3a92aa035d8e7d51a6ba63375b87c152\">foiled a plot<\/a> on Saturday to detonate explosives and Molotov cocktails at Lady Gaga\u2019s free concert at Copacabana Beach, officials said on Sunday. The event drew roughly 2.1 million people. Police said the group behind the plot was attempting to recruit teenagers to carry out the attacks, which were reportedly intended to target children and members of the LGBTQ community, of which the pop singer has a large following.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Saturday, authorities in the United Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgp2pg3njko\">arrested<\/a> five Iranian nationals in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to target a \u201cspecific premises,\u201d though officials did not publicly disclose the location. British authorities also arrested three other Iranian nationals on Saturday as part of a separate counterterrorism investigation. Officials stressed that they were not linking the two investigations. U.K. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Sunday that the two operations \u201creflect some of the biggest counter-state threat and counterterrorism operations that we have seen in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Odds and Ends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>World Brief would like to pour one out for Journalism, the American Thoroughbred that fell short of first place during Saturday\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/horse-racing\/journalism-narrow-defeat-at-kentucky-derby-fans-making-the-same-joke\">Kentucky Derby<\/a> horse race. Instead, Sovereignty, who entered the contest with 9-1 odds, clinched the top spot. If the names (and outcomes) are feeling a little too on the nose for you, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/05\/australia-election-results-albanese-labor-trump-tariffs-canada\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at liberal parliamentary wins in Australia and Canada, Israel expanding its operations in Gaza, and a proposed U.S. tariff on movies filmed abroad. 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