World reactions as Trump declares victory in US presidential election

Republican Donald Trump declared victory implicit his Democratic rival Kamala Harris successful the US statesmanlike predetermination arsenic helium was closing successful connected the 270 Electoral votes needed to unafraid a instrumentality to the White House.

Speaking successful West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump pledged to bring a “golden age” to the United States, praising what helium called “the top governmental question of each time”.

Harris has not conceded and is expected to talk connected Thursday.

World leaders rushed to congratulate Trump connected Wednesday arsenic votes were inactive being counted and earlier the results were final. Here are immoderate reactions:

Israel

“Congratulations connected history’s top comeback! Your historical instrumentality to the White House offers a caller opening for America and a almighty recommitment to the large confederation betwixt Israel and America. This is simply a immense victory! In existent friendship,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted connected societal media level X.

Israel Katz, who was named defence curate connected Tuesday aft Netanyahu fired Yoav Gallant, said, “Together, we’ll fortify the US-Israel alliance, bring backmost the hostages, and basal steadfast to decision the axis of evil led by Iran”.

Far-right ministers successful Netanyahu’s authorities besides celebrated. “Yesssss, God bless Trump,” said National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, “God bless Israel, God bless America.”

Iran

The livelihoods of Iranians volition not beryllium affected by the US election, authorities spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told reporters aft a furniture gathering successful Tehran.

“The US elections are not truly our business. Our policies are dependable and don’t alteration based connected individuals. We made the indispensable predictions earlier and determination volition not beryllium alteration successful people’s livelihoods,” she said.

Hamas

Trump’s triumph puts to trial his earlier statements that helium tin halt the warfare successful Gaza wrong hours, Hamas authoritative Sami Abu Zuhri told the Reuters quality agency. The Democratic party’s nonaccomplishment is the earthy terms for its leadership’s “criminal stance” towards Gaza, Abu Zuhri said, adding that “we impulse Trump to larn from [US President Joe] Biden’s mistakes.”

Basem Naim, a subordinate of the Palestinian group’s governmental bureau, told the AFP quality bureau that the US, nether Trump, indispensable extremity its “blind support” for Israel successful the warfare successful Gaza “because it comes astatine the disbursal of the aboriginal of our radical and the information and stableness of the region”.

China

“Our argumentation towards the US is consistent,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning said astatine a quality briefing.

“We volition proceed to presumption and grip China-US relations successful accordance with the principles of communal respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” she added.

Ukraine

“I admit President Trump’s committedness to the ‘peace done strength’ attack successful planetary affairs. This is precisely the rule that tin practically bring conscionable bid successful Ukraine closer,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote connected X.

“We look guardant to an epoch of a beardown United States of America nether President Trump’s decisive leadership. We trust connected continued beardown bipartisan enactment for Ukraine successful the United States.”

United Kingdom

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “Congratulations President-elect Trump connected your historical predetermination victory. I look guardant to moving with you successful the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we basal enarthrosis to enarthrosis successful defence of our shared values of freedom, ideology and enterprise.”

NATO

Secretary-General Mark Rutte: “I conscionable congratulated Donald Trump connected his predetermination arsenic President of the United States. His enactment volition again beryllium cardinal to keeping our Alliance strong. I look guardant to moving with him again to beforehand bid done spot done NATO.”

European Union

“The EU and the US are much than conscionable allies. We are bound by a existent concern betwixt our people, uniting 800 cardinal citizens,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “So let’s enactment unneurotic connected a beardown transatlantic docket that keeps delivering for them.”

European Council President Charles Michel said the 27-nation bloc and the US “have an enduring confederation and a historical bond. As allies and friends, the EU looks guardant to continuing our constructive cooperation.”

France

President Emmanual Macron wrote connected X: “Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to enactment unneurotic conscionable arsenic we knew however to bash during 4 years. With your convictions and with mine. With respect and ambition. For much bid and prosperity.”

Hungary

Prime Minister Viktor Orban called it “a much-needed triumph for the world”, and “the biggest comeback successful US governmental history!” successful a station connected X.

Supporters of Kamala Harris look astatine the results connected the field of Howard University successful Washington, DC [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]

Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated his “friend” Trump aft “a large battle”.

“I judge … much efforts volition beryllium fixed for a fairer satellite successful this caller epoch that began with the predetermination by American people,” Erdogan said successful a station connected X, adding helium hoped determination wars would travel to an end.

Australia

“The predetermination of the President of the United States is ever an important infinitesimal for the world, for our portion and for Australia,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “The United States has agelong played a enactment relation successful the stableness and information of the Indo-Pacific. Australia volition strive to fortify the co-operation betwixt our 2 nations successful the region.”

Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged that Germany would enactment with Trump for “prosperity and freedom”.

“Germany and the USA person agelong been moving unneurotic successfully to beforehand prosperity and state connected some sides of the Atlantic. We volition proceed to bash truthful for the payment of our citizens,” helium wrote connected X.

India

Congratulating Trump connected a “historic predetermination victory”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted connected X that “as you physique connected the successes of your erstwhile term, I look guardant to renewing our collaboration to further fortify the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership.”

Pakistan

“Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump connected his historical triumph for a 2nd term! I look guardant to moving intimately with the incoming Administration to further fortify and broaden the Pakistan-U.S. partnership,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said connected X.

Italy

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy and the US had an “unshakeable alliance”, calling it “a strategical bond, which I americium definite we volition present fortify adjacent further”.

Russia

“Trump has 1 utile prime for us: arsenic a businessman to the core, helium mortally dislikes spending wealth connected assorted hangers-on and anserine hanger-on allies, connected atrocious foundation projects and connected voracious planetary organisations,” erstwhile President Dmitry Medvedev posted connected the Telegram messaging app.

The Netherlands

Prime Minister Dick Schoof: “The United States is an important state for the Netherlands, some bilaterally and successful planetary contexts specified arsenic NATO. I look guardant to our adjacent practice connected the shared interests betwixt the USA and the Netherlands.”

Austria

Congratulating Trump, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said, “We look guardant to further expanding and strengthening our transatlantic relations to successfully code planetary challenges together.”

Sweden

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson: “I congratulate Donald Trump connected being elected the adjacent president of the United States. I look guardant to moving unneurotic and continuing the fantabulous U.S.-Sweden relations arsenic friends and allies.”

Norway

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called the US his country’s “most important state and we enactment intimately unneurotic successful galore areas. I look guardant to continuing our practice with the U.S. nether Mr. Trump’s leadership.”

Denmark

“Congratulations to Donald Trump connected the election. The United States is our astir important ally. We indispensable support the adjacent practice betwixt the United States and Denmark and proceed to fortify the transatlantic enslaved that has endured done generations,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Czech Republic

“Our shared extremity is to guarantee that the relations betwixt our countries stay astatine the highest level, contempt changes successful administration, and that we proceed to make them for the payment of our citizens,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala said connected X.

Romania

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said successful congratulating Trump that “under your caller enactment we anticipation for bid and prosperity for each our citizens! Looking guardant to a fruitful collaboration!” connected X.

El Salvador

“Congratulations to the President-Elect of the United States of America, @realDonaldTrump. May God bless and usher you,” President Nayib Bukele posted connected X.