The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has congratulated Republic candidate, Donald Trump, on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States.
After winning most swing states in the election, Trump is expected to be declared the winner over Vice President, Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party candidate.
In a statement on Wednesday, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Trump’s return to power will help keep the alliance “strong”.
“His leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance strong. I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO”. the organisation said.
EU Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, in a post on X, also congratulated Trump saying, “we are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens.
“So let’s work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that keeps delivering for them.” she added
Similarly, EU Council President, Charles Michel, said “the EU looks forward to continuing our constructive cooperation” with the US under the Trump administration.
Hungary’s Prime Minster, Victor Orbán, a longtime conservative ally of Trump, congratulated Trump on “his enormous win,” which he described as a “much needed victory for the world.”
Also, Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters, hailed “the resurgence of a true warrior” after what he called his ally’s “epic victory” in the US election.
With Donald Trump set to claim a decisive win over Harris, China said it is hopeful that both countries will continue to share a mutual “win-win cooperation”.
“We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.
“Our policy toward the United States has been consistent,” she added.
Mao who did not comment directly on the possibility of Trump’s re-election said the “presidential election is an internal affair” of the US and that it respects the choice of the American people.
When asked if Chinese President Xi Jinping would call Trump to congratulate him, she said, “After the US election results are released and officially announced, we will handle related matters in accordance with usual practice,”