The results of the 2026 United States midterm elections resulted in a major sweeping victory for the Democratic Party and its control of both Houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives), in addition to securing a majority in the positions of state governors. This is considered a political setback for the Trump administration halfway through its second term. These results did not come as a shock to many observers and decision-makers, with the exception of the losing side, although it had sensed the possibility of such an outcome. Rather, they came in line, and even to a greater degree, with many expectations, studies, and opinion polls.

It is true that the Republican Party's loss in these elections can be explained as the result of an accumulation of a group of political, economic, and external factors. Foremost among them are the decline in public satisfaction with the performance of the Trump administration and its absolute support for the Jewish entity, and its failure to fulfil its promises related to reducing inflation and improving living conditions, amid the continued rise in the prices of food, fuel, and basic services. The war on Iran—along with the resulting spike in energy prices and resource depletion—further fueled public dissatisfaction. In addition, there were criticisms directed at trade policies and customs tariffs, concerns related to corruption and conflicts of interest, and the weak performance of some Republican candidates.

The matter reached the point that Vice President J.D. Vance held the war on Iran primarily responsible for the defeat, considering it the real reason behind the Republicans' loss. He pointed out that a number of voters who supported Trump and Vance in the 2024 elections had this time turned to voting for the Democrats in protest against the continuation of the war, the rising cost of living, the decline in focus on America's interests, as well as their objection to the nature of America's relationship with the Jewish entity. Thus, the defeat appears to reflect the intersection of economic dissatisfaction with objections to foreign policy, alongside declining confidence in the Republican Party. This prompted a large segment of voters to use the elections as a means of expressing their rejection of the White House policies and their overwhelming desire for change.

The people of America are not the only ones who have grown weary of their government's policies. Several European countries have been witnessing, since mid-September 2026, a wave of popular and labour protests. Their first spark began in France before spreading to Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, and other European countries. The scope of these protests has expanded over the past weeks, transforming from student movements and educational demands into a broader popular movement in which labour unions, young people, and segments of low-income groups are participating.

The demands of the protesters are centred on reducing the cost of living and the prices of energy and food, increasing wages and pensions, addressing the housing crisis and rising rents, improving education and health services, providing job opportunities for young people, as well as objecting to austerity policies and increased military spending. They also reflect the growing state of public dissatisfaction with the policies of European governments and the widening gap of trust between them and sectors of their societies.

However, the issue of protesting against the reality facing the peoples of the West, America and Europe, cannot be resolved merely by objecting to politicians and their current programmes. Objection is the beginning, but it is not sufficient to produce the solutions that peoples are seeking for the condition they have reached. Many have become aware of this. Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell called for going beyond simply opposing Trump, affirming that: “Simply opposing Trump is not enough; rather, the party must have something it stands for and puts forward to the voters.” In the same direction, Representative Maxwell Frost stressed that:“My belief is that we can’t just oppose Trump’s billionaire takeover, we must provide our vision. The vision must be based in the reality that most working people are facing.” These statements reflect calls within the Democratic Party to present a political and economic programme instead of merely criticising the policies of the Republican administration.

This is what brings the peoples back to the bottleneck: capitalism and its treatment. The problem, in reality, lies in the corrupt capitalist principle, which has exhausted the peoples and sucked the blood of the poor and the general public for the sake of a handful of capitalists and decision-makers. The leaders of the West, even if they differ in the degree of their corruption or their poor assessment of solutions, agree on the capitalist principle as a civilisational foundation and intellectual reference. This will keep the Western peoples going around in an endless vicious circle.

The salvation of the peoples can only come through change based on another principled thought, one that is suitable for humanity, from the One who is Wise and All-Knowing, who knows what is good for human beings, and not through ideas derived from capitalist thought itself. This brings us back to the reminder that the entire world has become in urgent need of the return of Islamic rule, as a comprehensive ideology for all of life. It is the divine principle that falsehood cannot approach from before it or from behind it, and which brings happiness to human beings in both worlds.

The Khilafah (Caliphate) State that we are working to establish is the only one capable of saving humanity and carrying justice and mercy to the peoples of the world. It is soon to be established, by Allah's permission. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:

«لَيَبْلُغَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ مَا بَلَغَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ، وَلَا يَتْرُكُ اللَّهُ بَيْتَ مَدَرٍ وَلَا وَبَرٍ إِلَّا أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ هَذَا الدِّينَ، بِعِزِّ عَزِيزٍ أَوْ بِذُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ، عِزّاً يُعِزُّ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ، وَذُلّاً يُذِلُّ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْكُفْرَ»

“This matter will certainly reach every place reached by the night and the day. Allah will not leave a house of mud or a house of wool except that Allah will cause this religion to enter it, through the honour of one who is honoured or the humiliation of one who is humiliated: an honour by which Allah honours Islam, and a humiliation by which Allah humiliates disbelief.” So come, O Muslims, let us hasten to work for its establishment.