German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius congratulated the Democrats in the United States on their “historic victory” in Congress, but indicated that the American administration would remain as it was and that Berlin would continue to cooperate with it with confidence.
He added in a speech he delivered today, Wednesday (November 4, 2026) during the Berlin Security Conference, that he does not know what US President Donald Trump’s plans are for the near future, but he stressed that Berlin will cooperate with the Democrats and Republicans.
German Education Minister Karin Breen considered the results of the midterm elections in the United States evidence of the strength of democracy. The Vice President of the Christian Democratic Party wrote this Wednesday morning on the “X” platform: “An optimistic morning. The history of liberal democracy has not yet written its final chapters,” describing the election results as a “strong vote.”
As for the coordinator of transatlantic relations in the German government, Metin Hakverdi, he expects that the defeat of the Republican Party to which US President Donald Trump belongs in both houses of Congress will lead to a major change in the political scene in Washington. The representative of the Social Democratic Party in the German Parliament (Bundestag) said in statements to the German News Agency (DPA) in Berlin: “America chose change,” but at the same time he pointed out that Trump, as president, has a strong constitutional position, especially in the field of foreign policy.
Hackverde explained that the elections showed how quickly the balance of political power changed, even in electoral strongholds thought to be safe for the Republican Party. Accordingly, Hackerde called on the German government to continue dialogue with both parties - Republican and Democratic - and various social groups in the United States. He said: “We must not limit our contacts to specific political camps, especially at the present time,” adding that Germany is also required to continue strengthening its defense and economic competitive capabilities. He said: “We must not make our security and economic success dependent on the results of the American elections.”
Hackverde concluded by saying: “We can indeed say that these elections were historic,” noting that an indigenous woman and a black woman were elected to the position of state governor for the first time, in both New Mexico and Georgia.
For his part, foreign affairs expert in the Christian Democratic Party, Peter Beyer, said that Europeans should not count on US President Donald Trump to change his political approach. Bayer added in statements to the German newspaper "Rheinische Post": "There is no change in Washington's approach, but there is a changed political dynamic," explaining that this means for Republicans that the slogan "Make America Great Again" is no longer sufficient alone to achieve a majority. “As for the Democrats, for their part, they must prove that they are capable of doing more than just defeating Trump,” Beyer said.
The prominent politician in the German Christian Democratic Party, Norbert Röttgen, also believes that a correction in the course of American policy is still possible. The Vice-President of the Christian Union parliamentary bloc in the Bundestag praised US President Donald Trump's recognition of the election results, considering it a positive indicator.
Röttgen said in statements to German radio "Deutschlandfunk" that he hopes that American policy will see a change, especially towards Ukraine. He added: "We now have, inside and with Congress, a very strong ally. Our primary interest is for the war to fail and for the aggressor to be named by his name as an aggressor, and not to be supported or encouraged at the expense of the country that was attacked," referring to previous understandings between the United States and Russia.
Co-chair of the Alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel, attributed the Republicans' defeat to what she considered US President Donald Trump's failure to fulfill his electoral promises. She said in statements to the "T-Online" website that Trump had pledged not to pursue an interventionist foreign policy, but he later became involved in the war with Iran, adding that "this broken promise has now backfired negatively on the Republicans." She considered the extent of the defeat suffered by the Republican Party "remarkable."
On the other hand, the co-chair of the German Left Party, Ines Schwerdtner, believed that the reason for the Republicans’ loss was due to their inability to provide solutions to the daily problems facing citizens. She said in statements to Reuters: “Instead, Trump is waging offensive wars, trampling international law, serving the interests of the oligarchic class, pushing prices to rise, and then trying to hide all of this through incitement rhetoric and policies that divide society.”
