In an all-day N1 television program dedicated to analyzing the U.S. elections, one of the guests was professor and former dean of the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, Šaćir Filandra. He admits that he was surprised by the convincing victory of the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.

He believes that previously undecided voters tipped the scales, with Trump's anti-immigration policy contributing to this shift. According to Filandra, this policy is becoming part of a new conservative worldview across the West.

However, he adds that Harris “absolutely didn’t stand a chance” even without these factors, though not through any fault of her own.

Besides questions about what led to Trump’s re-election, there are also many new ones about how he will use his second term. Asked by N1 if he expects Trump to go after the opponents he frequently mentioned during the campaign, Filandra responds:

“America is a serious country. He’ll probably spend his presidency on a golf course in Florida, tweeting through the night. Campaign speeches and rhetoric are one thing, but when you become the head of a state with such developed and autonomous institutions, I don’t expect any serious disruptions, nor any such ‘witch hunts.’”

Filandra also does not expect Trump's victory to have significant implications for the Western Balkans.

He points out that this part of the world, as a “settled and resolved periphery,” was not even mentioned by any candidate during the campaign. He adds that all speculations about positive or negative consequences for Bosnia and Herzegovina are highly provincial.

To recap, Republican Trump defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential race, becoming the 47th person to hold this office. Votes are still being counted, but based on current information, his victory appears decisive.