They too were awaiting the verdict.
Shortly after the announcement of Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election this late Saturday afternoon, many heads of state and world leaders publicly congratulated the Democratic leader.
In a message posted on Twitter in French and English, Emmanuel Macron praised the victory of the "ticket" formed by Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.
“We have a lot to do to meet today's challenges.
Let's act together!
», Wrote the French president.
The Americans have appointed their President.
Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris!
We have a lot to do to meet today's challenges.
Let's act together!
- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 7, 2020
“Congratulations!
[…] I wish him luck and success with all my heart, ”said German Chancellor Angela Merkel who, like other leaders, had delicate relations with Donald Trump.
“Our transatlantic friendship is irreplaceable if we are to overcome the great challenges of our time,” she also said.
"Joe has what it takes to be president and already behaves like one"
"The United States is our most important allies and I look forward to cooperating closely on our common priorities, from climate change to trade and defense," tweeted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a conservative whose Trump had however often sought to set an example in Europe.
Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/xrpE99W4c4
- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 7, 2020
Not surprisingly, European diplomacy also went there with its congratulations.
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, insisted on the EU's desire to rebuild a “solid partnership” with the United States after a very contentious relationship under the United States. Trump mandate.
In the Americas, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he "looks forward to working with President-elect Biden, Vice-President Harris, their administration and the United States Congress so that we can tackle the greatest challenges together. global ”.
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Barack Obama, who made Biden his vice-president in 2008, praised "how lucky Joe has what it takes to be president and already behaves like one".
“When he enters the White House in January, he will face a series of extraordinary challenges that no new president has ever known: a raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, an endangered democracy and a climate in danger, ”declared the man who was the first black president of the United States.
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As for Donald Trump, who had chosen to play a game of golf in Florida in the afternoon, he did not react publicly, contenting himself with a press release where he said that "the election is far from being completed ”.
In the ranks of Republicans, Mitt Romney was the first to congratulate Joe Biden.
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