Only a few days left for Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Melania Trump has already packed up to return to the White House and the list of guests to attend the official ceremony of taking office of the new US president is ready. Traditionally, “present” give foreign diplomats usually out of courtesy, but not heads of state or government. For Donald Trump, however, the word tradition is almost unknown. His list includes many foreign leaders, with whom he spoke by phone or personally welcomed to his residence in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, such as Argentine president Javier Millay and Chinese President Shi Jiping. European centre-right and centre-left leaders have been sidelined – the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leien, has not been invited – while several far-right and nationalist leaders were invited. The list includes Nigel Farage, known for his anti-European rhetoric, French far-right writer and politician Eric Zemur, Belgian nationalist, Tom Van Gricken and former Prime Minister of Poland, Mateus Moravierski, who had repeatedly clashed with Brussels on matters of the rule of law. Among them will be many ministers, diplomats and foreign politicians who want to come close to the next president of the United States. Many come from the right or even the far right political spectrum, or are leaders whom Trump has praised in the past. These are people who reveal a lot about the government’s political trajectory Trump once installed in the White House, notes . Meloni and Honey at the top of the list – The case of Shi Jiping At the top of the guest list are leaders such as Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni and Argentine President Javier Millay. CORVERSE Meloni visited Mar-a- Lago earlier this month with Trump describing her as “a fantastic woman”. Of course, Trump couldn’t have left her on the guest list. She will attend the ceremony if her schedule allows, said her office. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, a fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is also known as the “bad child” of European politics. But Orban will not be able to attend, his office told Hungarian media. “It would be strange for a leader to come, but they see the invitation as something reasonable, because it matters to Trump,” an EU diplomat told Politico, who spoke maintaining his anonymity. “No one is going to laugh at this, and some may even come, because everyone needs things from Trump”. Trump also invited China leader Si Jiping to the inauguration. The request marked Trump’s “willing to have an open dialogue” with C, Trump’s upcoming press secretary, Caroline Levitt, told Fox News last month. The Beijing embassy in Washington has not yet confirmed whether they actually received an official invitation for C to attend or if C responded. No previous US presidential inauguration has ever been attended by leaders of Chinese states. That makes his presence almost impossible. But C clearly wants to send a message of goodwill to Trump by sending a senior official to attend the event. The Financial Times reported last week that Vice President Han Zheng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi are among the candidates. Khan has a largely symbolic role in the Chinese leadership structure, but Wang’s presence would likely lead to talks with Trump’s foreign policy team, including candidate foreign minister, Senator Marco Rubio and national security adviser Mike Valz. These meetings could also determine the range of US relations; China at the beginning of the Trump administration. Indian Foreign Minister of S. Jaisankar will attend, while Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya also confirmed plans to be there. El Salvador’s President Nayib Buquele and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa have also received an invitation, who will attend the ceremony during a brief visit to Washington. Former Brazilian President Zaire Bolsonaro has also received an invitation, but he will not be able to attend after his passport was revoked amid an investigation. In addition to billionaire Elon Musk, Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos and Meta chief, Mark Zuckerberg, technology magnates will also attend the ceremony. French billionaire and technology entrepreneur Xavier Niel will also be present with his wife. From the United Kingdom, Trump’s transition team has invited both British Ambassador to the US, Karen Pierce and the leader of the Reform Party, Nigel Farage. Despite public controversy with Trump’s close ally, Elon Musk, Brexit’s fan confirmed his presence in the inauguration. From France, the anti-immigration politician and author of the revealing bestseller “The French Suicide”, Eric Zemur, confirmed his presence, like his companion, the European MP Sarah Knafo. Trump’s allies also opened their arms to the German far right, sending an invitation to party leader Alternate for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidell , although he could not attend. Jürgen Hart, a foreign policy spokesman for the conservative Christian Democratic Union, and the Berlin envoy to the US will also attend. Santiago Abbaskal , leader of Spain’s ultra-nationalist Vox party , has been invited as president of the far-right European Patriots Party, which includes members from 11 EU countries and has 86 MEPs in the European Parliament. From Portugal, André Ventura, head of the right-wing populist party Chega, was invited along with other far-right European executives. Almost as revealing is the list of those not invited. Commission President Ursula von der Leien – REUTERS/Johanna Geron Ursula von der Leien, President of the European Commission, did not receive an invitation, according to her representative. They have also not been invited: Marin Le Pen, the three-time candidate for the presidency of France and leader of the far right, as well as Jordan’s protégé Both received no invitation, according to a party executive.
The guest list in Trump inauguration: Call Meloni, Farage and Shi Jinping but not Von der Leien and Le Pen.
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