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The crumbling European Union looks especially vulnerable following Mr Trump’s triumph as it has a string of far-right leaders lining up for elections over the next 12 months. Leader of the far-right Dutch Freedom Party Geert Wilders has already said that Mr Trump’s victory is a “revolution” that needs to be copied in Europe. Leaders across the continent understand they need to devise measures against Mr Trump, but they need to wait to see his actions to decide what these should be. A number of 'Trump-style' moments are set for Europe this year. Starting with the Austrian presidential re-run and Italian constitutional referendum on December 4, 12 elections follow in a year. Romanian general elections will be run on December 11. The Netherlands votes in March, French Presidential elections will be held in late April-beginning of May. Germany in September, Czech Republic in October. Plus local elections in Germany and several presidential elections.

GETTY Speculation is rife as to what is next for Europe

GETTY Francois Hollande has said that he must confront Trump on some of his stances

Trump’s trade-led recession would trip Europe back into full-blown recession Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson

And the populist candiadtes are already sensing victory. Immediately after Trump was declared 45th president of the USA Marine Le Pen said: “Nothing is immutable. What has happened this night is not the end of the world, it’s the end of a world.” Even more pertinently Le Pen’s chief strategist Florian Philippot tweeted: “Their world is collapsing, ours is being built.” Sounding a more sombre tone former French prime minister, Dominique de Villepin said: “What’s happening in the US could happen in France.” And yet another former prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin added: “The boundaries of reason disappeared with Brexit, the main lesson for France is that Le Pen can win.” Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen’s father and the founder of the French Front National, said: “Today the United States, tomorrow France.” Mr Trump has promised to renegotiate America’s trade deals and has threatened to pull the US out of the World Trade Organisation. He has also threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico and China, which experts fear could raise domestic inflation and affect European exporters. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already projected the growth of the eurozone GDP to decrease to 1.5 percent next year and that estimate was with the US economy picking up.

A former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson said: “Trump’s trade-led recession would trip Europe back into full-blown recession, which would likely precipitate a serious banking crisis. “If this risk were not contained and the probability of a European banking debacle is already disconcertingly high, there would be a further negative spiral.” Economists at Moody’s rating agency estimate that if Mr Trump does what he says he will, it is likely to trigger a recession and shrink the economy losing 3.5 million jobs and increasing the unemployment rate from five per cent to seven per cent by 2020.

GETTY Thousands took to the streets to protest Mr Trump's triumph

The deputy director of European Reform, Simon Tilford, said: “You clearly see a scenario where instead of moderating Trump, the House and the Senate fall behind him, and there the implications for Europe could be pretty serious.” The German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “There are many questions yet to be answered.”

US Election 2016: DONALD TRIUMPHS Wed, November 9, 2016 Donald Trump has been elected as the President of the United States of America Play slideshow Getty Images 1 of 115 Donald Trump as he makes his acceptance speech in New York following his victory to become he 45th president of the United States.