How world leaders react to Biden's victory
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “really looking forward to” working with Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, as he highlighted the close relationship of the two countries
Political leaders have started congratulating Joe Biden on his projected electoral victory.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "really looking forward to" working with Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, as he highlighted the close relationship of the two countries.
Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that's unique on the world stage. I'm really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020
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Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the Democrat as "a true friend to this nation", reports BBC.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Congratulations from Scotland to President-Elect Joe Biden and the history-making Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris."
UK Labour party and opposition leader Keir Starmer said Biden had run a campaign on "the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength", reports BBC.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, who earlier this week became one of the few world leaders to publicly back President Trump - claiming the incumbent had won the election while votes were still being counted - has been so far silent, reports BBC.
