It ranged from warnings, hopes and mockery

Different reactions in the world to the US elections

Bolsonaro (center) confirmed that his relationship with Trump is good and expressed his hope to be elected president for a second term.

From warnings to hopes, to cynicism, the reactions of governments around the world to the presidential elections in the United States ranged yesterday, as Democratic candidate Joe Biden appears on the verge of winning over his opponent, President Donald Trump.

In a statement, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on American politicians to "consolidate confidence in the electoral process and the results."

Maas, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, stressed the need to "be patient and wait for the sorting process to end."

Earlier, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karnbauer expressed her concern about a "very explosive situation" in the United States, where Trump announced his victory before the vote count ended.

And she warned of a "constitutional crisis", adding that "this matter worries us all."

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian emphasized that the United States and the European Union should build a "new transatlantic relationship, which constitutes a new partnership," after the US presidential elections, regardless of their outcome.

The Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, was very frank about the US elections. He told his supporters in front of the presidential palace in Brasilia: "You know who I support, I am clear."

"My relationship with Trump is good," he added.

I hope he will be elected president for a second term. ”

Bolsonaro, dubbed "Trump the Tropics", forged close ties with the Republican president of the United States.

Britain confirmed that its relationship with the United States "will be strengthened, whoever wins," referring to the dispute with Washington over the Paris climate agreement.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a populist ally of Trump, refused to take a position on the Republican president declaring his victory before the vote count finished, when asked about it in the House of Commons.

But the British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, emphasized that he was "not concerned" about relations with the United States.

The conservative Slovenian Prime Minister congratulated Trump on his election as president for a second term, although the counting process did not end.

"It is very clear that the American people have elected Donald Trump and Mike Pence for another four years," said Yanis Yansha, whose country the first lady Melania Trump is from his country, said in a tweet.

He, along with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, is one of the few leaders in the European Union who supported Trump's candidacy, considering that "Biden will be one of the weakest presidents of the United States in history."

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, ridiculed the US elections, describing them as a "show."

“What a show!” Khamenei wrote in a tweet on Wednesday night.

One of them (both candidates) say it is the most rigged election in US history.

And who says that?

The current president ».

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