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Several reactions from governments, individuals, organizations, and multi-nation institutions around the world emerged for the re-election of Republican Donald Trump for the 2024 United States presidential election on 5 November 2024.
States
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Australia: Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese congratulated Trump on Twitter for his victory. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and former Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison also congratulated Trump, as did many other Australian politicians. Greens leader Adam Bandt referred to it as "a bad day for America, a bad day for Australia, and a bad day for the world".[1]
Canada: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau stated that today's world was "an even more complicated place" than during Trump's first presidency, and assured his commitment to work with the Trump's administration "for the good of both countries".[2]
China: Spokesperson for the People's Republic of China's Foreign Ministry Mao Ning stated that the Chinese government respected the choice of the American people, and expressed the administration's desire for maintaining Chinese–United States bilateral relations with "mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and cooperation for win-win".[3][4]
France: President of France Emmanuel Macron, while congratulating Trump, advised him of the importance of "counting with Europe" for the big international challenges.[5]
Germany: President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Trump and stressed the United States as a "strong partner" of Germany.[6]
Hungary: Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán was reportedly one of the first national leaders to congratulate Trump on his victory, referring to his victory as "the biggest comeback in US political history".[3]
India: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi congratulated Trump on phone while emphasizing on further strengthening the India-US relationship in the fields of technology, defence, energy, space and several others.[7]
Iran: Spokesperson of the Iranian government Fatemeh Mohajerani said that the election of the US president "does not have a clear relationship with them", and stressed that "it doesn't really matter who becomes president of the United States" for the Iran-United States relationship.[8]
Israel: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the re-election of Trump as "history's greatest comeback", and gave congratulations on 6 November. He held a private call with Trump where they reportedly discussed the threat that Iran posed to Israel and possible plans for countering them.[3][4]
Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised the "sister-nation" bond between both countries and expressed her desire for even stronger ties, while her deputy prime ministers expressed contradictory remarks about Trump's prospective protectionist measures.[9]
Kazakhstan: President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Trump, expressing confidence in advancing Kazakhstan–United States relations on security, nuclear non-proliferation, and investment. He wished Trump success for the well-being of the American people and global stability.[10]
Malaysia: Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Trump's "remarkable political comeback", expressing optimism for renewed US-Malaysia collaboration. [11]
Mexico: President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum congratulated Trump and expressed her desire to "continue cooperating with dialogue and respect to each other's sovereignty".[12]
Russia: Head of the Committee on International Affairs in Russia's State Duma Leonid Slutsky expressed hope that Trump's victory could result in a more constructive solution for the handling and eventual conclusion of the Russo-Ukrainian war against what he referred to as Democratic funding and resistance against Russia since 2014.[3]
Ukraine: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to Trump's victory as an "impressive election victory", and issued congratulations on 6 November while expressing admiration of his "peace through strength" which he hoped could bring peace to Ukraine.[3]
International organizations
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NATO: Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte offered congratulations to Trump on 6 November, hoping that his victory would maintain the strength of the defensive alliance with "peace through strength".[3]
European Union: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola and President of the European Council Charles Michel sent their congratulations to Trump. Von der Leyen said that the EU and the United States are "more than allies" and encouraged for a "strong transatlantic relationship".[13] Metsola emphasized "Europe’s readiness to cooperate in tackling the many global challenges ahead"[14], while Michel called for "continuing our constructive cooperation."[15]
References
edit- ^ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/politics-with-charles-croucher/104571254
- ^ "'Let's be calm': Canada's cabinet ministers reflect on Donald Trump's election win". St. Albert Gazette. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e f Reals, Tucker (2024-11-06). "Foreign leaders and governments react as Trump wins 2024 U.S. presidential election - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b "World reactions as Donald Trump wins US presidential election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I. (2024-11-06). "Macron resalta a Trump la "importancia de contar con Europa" para los retos mundiales". SWI swissinfo.ch (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Federal Chancellor Scholz congratulates Trump on winning the election". www.deutschland.de. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "PM Modi dials Trump, congratulates US president-elect on 'spectacular victory'". firstpost.com. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I. (2024-11-06). "Irán quita importancia a la victoria de Trump". SWI swissinfo.ch (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Decode39 (2024-11-06). "How the Italian gov't reacted to Trump's victory". Decode39. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Seilkhanov, Adlet (2024-11-06). "President Tokayev congratulates Donald Trump on election win". Kazinform. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Anwar congratulates Trump on 'remarkable political comeback'". www.thestar.com.my. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Huitron, Por Ale (2024-11-06). "Sheinbaum felicita a Trump por su triunfo en las elecciones de EEUU: "Nuestro reconocimiento al pueblo estadounidense"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Azcoiti, Gabriela Sánchez, Alberto Ortiz, Andrea García Baroja, Francesca Cicardi, Maria d'Oultremont, Cristina F. Pereda, Alberto Órfão, Javier Biosca (2024-11-05). "Von der Leyen felicita a Trump: "La UE y EEUU son más que aliados"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Galea, Charlene (2024-11-06). "'Europe Is Ready': EP President Roberta Metsola Congratulates Trump On His Projected Win". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "European leaders congratulate Trump on projected victory in US presidential race". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-11-06.