What effect did Trump have on Australia's choice?

The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese never described himself as an anti-Trump figure in his place for re-election.

He said that he trusted President Trump and that he respected the United States's democratic process. He rarely called Mr. Trump by name and directed questions about him about discussions about budget surpluses or a comment that he concentrated in Australia. He was measured in any criticism of Mr. Trump and opaque and vowed not to reciprocate against his tariffs.

But the global tumult, which led by Mr. Trump's return to power, made him a factor for the election of Australia. And in the end, Mr. Albanese and his center-left-Labor Party seem to have been strengthened by a wave of anti-trump mood and pull off a breathtaking landslide on Saturday.

The effects of its tariffs are probably less serious in Australia, whose largest trading partner is China. Neither Mr. Albanese nor the leader of the conservative opposition, Peter Dutton, were forced to address Mr. Trump's question directly.