LIVE – Donald Trump elected: “We do not have to delegate our security to the Americans”, says Macron

“I had the opportunity to meet President-elect Donald Trump, I congratulated him,” declared Emmanuel Macron from Budapest (Hungary). “He will defend the interests of the Americans, it is legitimate. Are we ready to defend the interests of the Europeans? This is our priority. This must be neither in a naive trans-Atlanticism, nor in the reestablishment of because of our alliances, nor in narrow nationalism.”

“This is a decisive moment in history: do we want to read the history written by others or do we want to write history?” asks the Head of State in front of the other European leaders. “Our economies are strong, our countries have sophisticated defense systems and we represent something. We must decide to act, defend our national and European interests, and say that we do not want to delegate to others our economy and our security. […] We do not have to delegate our security to the Americans.”

Emmanuel Macron has just arrived in Budapest, Hungary, where European leaders are meeting the day after the election of Donald Trump. The President of the Republic will speak in a moment, his first reaction in front of the cameras. To follow live on LCI (channel 26) and TF1+ (new window).

The head of NATO wants to discuss the Russia/North Korea “threat” with Donald Trump. “I look forward to sitting down with President Trump and seeing how we will collectively ensure that we address this threat,” Mark Rutte said.

He has not spoken since the election of Donald Trump: American President Joe Biden will speak this Thursday to prepare for the transition until January 20. In a configuration that he had perhaps not imagined, the 81-year-old outgoing president, who had left his place in July to his vice-president to represent the Democrats, must speak solemnly at 5 p.m. (French time) . To be continued on LCI (channel 26) and TF1+ (new window).

If Donald Trump is sure to return to the White House in January, the final results of the elections are still not known, since three states have not completed their counting. For now, the Republican has 294 electors (out of 270 needed), and Kamala Harris 223. Donald Trump is also preparing to win the popular vote: he trails his opponent by almost five million votes after counting 91% bulletins.

The president-elect will be able to count on the support of the Senate (at least 52 Republicans are already elected, more than the majority), but uncertainty remains over the fate of the House of Representatives. For the moment, 208 Republicans are elected there, against 192 Democrats. Some 218 seats are needed to obtain a majority.

After the election of Donald Trump, who promised to impose 60% tariffs on all Chinese products entering his country, China warns that there would be “no winners” in a trade war with the United States. “As a matter of principle, I would like to reaffirm that there would be no winners in a trade war, which would also not be favorable to the world,” said the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Iran, which has maintained tense relations with the United States for four decades, indicated this Thursday that it hopes that the election of Donald Trump to the White House will allow Washington to “revisit the erroneous approaches of the past”. “We have very bitter experiences of the policies and approaches of the different American governments,” declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, quoted by the official Irna agency, calling on Washington to “review the erroneous approaches of the past” .

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Silent on the day of her defeat, Kamala Harris spoke on Wednesday evening (French time) in a speech lasting around twelve minutes. She admitted defeat and promised not to give up the fight.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he had agreed, during a telephone exchange with US President-elect Donald Trump, to a meeting which will take place “in the near future”. “We have agreed to meet in the near future. […] I think we will have the opportunity to meet during this year,” he said.

Kamala Harris pledged Wednesday to “help” Donald Trump with the transfer of power after the Republican’s clear victory in the race for the White House, which caused shock waves in the United States and around the world.

“We must accept the results of this election,” said combatively the Democratic vice-president, who was soundly defeated by the tribune, in front of tearful supporters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries must “get along” and “strengthen dialogue”, according to state media.

“History has demonstrated that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation. A stable, healthy and lasting China-US relationship is in line with the common interests of the two countries and the expectations of the community international,” Xi Jinping told his interlocutor, according to state television CCTV.

Hello and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the aftermath of the American presidential election. On Tuesday, Republican Donald Trump was elected against Democrat Kamala Harris with a lead that had not been predicted by the polls, which anticipated a very close score. Follow with us, throughout the day, the latest information.