Donald Trump loses allies in elections in Serbia and Brazil

Key Points:

• The upcoming US midterm elections on November 3 will determine control of Congress, with the Republican party currently holding majorities in both chambers under President Donald Trump.
• Recent elections in Serbia and Brazil resulted in victories for left-wing parties, marking losses for Trump’s allies: Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic and Brazil’s Bolsonaro family, both of whom had close ties to Trump.
• Trump criticized Brazil’s election outcome as potentially "rigged," echoing his own unfounded claims about the 2020 US election, while Bolsonaro’s son fled to Florida amid corruption investigations.
• The defeat of Vucic in Serbia means Trump loses a rare European ally sympathetic to Russia and Putin, complicating his foreign relations, though Israel’s election outcome remains uncertain with Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc leading but lacking a clear majority.
• Despite these international developments, analysts suggest US voters will focus on domestic issues like affordability and opposition to war, with Trump facing historically low approval ratings ahead of the midterms.