Donald Trump was elected 47e President of the United States this Wednesday. If the counting is sometimes far from finished in certain cantons, the Republican candidate quickly exceeded the 270 voters allowing him to obtain the majority. Trump won in all the key states (North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin) where the score is final, and is, in the popular vote, nearly 5 million votes ahead nationally. .
“We made history. » Donald Trump quickly claimed his victory, in front of his supporters in his stronghold, in Florida. “We're going to help heal our country, we're going to fix the border, fix all the problems,” he said, thanking Americans for electing him.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris congratulated Donald Trump. The Democratic candidate called her victorious opponent to let him know that she recognized her defeat. Democratic President Joe Biden then did the same, inviting Donald Trump to the White House, to discuss, in particular, the transition of power. In the evening, Barack Obama also congratulated the man who had already been his successor.
“We must accept the result of the election. » Highly anticipated, Kamala Harris then spoke for the first time from a university in Washington DC, late in the afternoon. In a speech lasting around ten minutes, she assured that she wanted to help the Republican candidate “and his team in the transition” and to engage “in a peaceful transfer of power”.
Trump received messages from all over the world. Many leaders congratulated the Republican candidate for his success at the polls. Emmanuel Macron first said he was “ready to work together as we have been able to do for four years”, before having a telephone interview with his future counterpart. The latter also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
