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Luxembourg MP's have hailed the US midterm results as a win for democracy

Following the US midterm elections, in which results since Wednesday have pointed to a sweeping blue wave across the country, Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel has said the Democrats must now show that their intentions go beyond blocking the president’s decisions. Trump, too, Bettel says, needs to compromise if he wants to avoid becoming a "lame duck" president ahead of the next election. In the US, a "lame duck president" describes a situation in which political deadlock prevents the president from implementing policy. "In that case, everyone is lame, but then America is lame", Bettel said.

He also warned of uncertainty over how the US might react to international events, especially regarding Iran. "What happens in the morning could be different by the evening", he said, advising a wait-and-see approach. It would be in America's best interest, he stressed, if Democrats and Republicans found common ground. Given the personalities involved, he admitted this would be "a very difficult mission." Bettel added that the results also send a signal to Europe: it is worth fighting extremism and discrimination, and the US has shown it no longer wants to engage in "culture wars."

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) MP and Vice President of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs Yves Cruchten says Trump must now be held accountable. "I expect that the president will no longer be able to act unilaterally and make one-sided decisions without consulting Congress", he said, citing Trump's approach to Iran. He sees this as a key reason voters opted for change. The results show that right-wing populism can be countered, even in Europe, Cruchten pointed out, but he warned against complacency: Trump's "America First" policy is likely to continue. Europe must therefore become more independent, focus on its own interests and stand on its own feet. He hopes the Democrats will not simply act as obstructionists, which would serve neither them nor the public.

Also today

• A 63-year-old man has died in a building fire at a so-called 'café room' in Tarchamps that had been marked for closure.
• Luxembourg police have installed a temporary speed camera on the A3 motorway this week to enforce the 70km/h speed limit.
• Commuters travelling from France to Luxembourg City face two months of rail disruption next summer.
• British comedian Russell Brand has been found guilty by a London jury of one rape and three sexual assaults.
• Hoax bomb threats have today once again affected around 20 flights within Europe.
• Thousands of striking workers are protesting across France against the rising cost of living in a new escalation following weeks of demonstrations.
  

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Figure of the day

Wero has reached 106% of the number of consumers who were previously registered with Payconiq.

• The European Payments Initiative (EPI) says more than 60 million users have registered for Wero across Europe, but some users in Luxembourg are still reporting technical problems with the app.
• However, users have complained on social media that they cannot link Wero to their online banking, have been charged twice for the same transaction, or find the app freezes or crashes regularly.

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