The French debate is less about the details of the American vote than about what it does, or does not, allow one to conclude for 2027.
The two readings thus remain distinct: a message of democratic hope on one side, a refusal of transposition and a reminder of the economic stakes on the other.
Beyond the French reactions, Spain's socialist prime minister expressed similar remarks.
"There is no fatality in politics and this Democratic surge is a message of hope for all,"a left-wing official declared, stressing that there is no ineluctable fate in the face of the far right.
The same official stressed that he was not an American voter."One must respect, whatever it may be moreover, the vote of the American people,"he said.