World leaders react to 2024 presidential election results

LONDON -- World leaders and apical officials reacted to the unfolding results of the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination arsenic the contention drew to a conclusion.

With erstwhile President Donald Trump importantly up of Vice President Kamala Harris successful the contention for the White House and claiming victory, French President Emmanuel Macron offered his congratulations to Trump successful station to X.

"Ready to enactment unneurotic arsenic we person done for 4 years," Macron said, referring to Trump's archetypal term. "With your convictions and with mine. With respect and ambition. For much bid and prosperity."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated some Trump and his wife, Melania. "Congratulations connected history's top comeback," Netanyahu wrote connected X. "Your historical instrumentality to the White House offers a caller opening for America and a almighty recommitment to the large confederation betwixt Israel and America."

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"This is simply a immense victory," Netanyahu added.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, newly-appointed Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar besides each offered their congratulations.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban -- a longtime blimpish state of Trump -- posted to X aboriginal Wednesday celebrating what helium called "the biggest comeback successful U.S. governmental history." Orban congratulated Trump connected "his tremendous win," which helium described arsenic a "much needed triumph for the world."

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote connected Facebook of his anticipation that "Hungarian-American governmental practice volition instrumentality to its highest form, due to the fact that we person akin thoughts astir peace, amerciable migration and extortion of families."

"And determination is simply a amended accidental than ever earlier that determination volition beryllium bid successful Ukraine aft astir a 1000 days," Szijjarto added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lauded what helium called Trump's "impressive predetermination victory." He wrote successful a station connected X that leaders successful Kyiv "look guardant to an epoch of a beardown United States of America nether President Trump's decisive leadership. We trust connected continued beardown bipartisan enactment for Ukraine successful the United States."

"I admit President Trump's committedness to the 'peace done strength' attack successful planetary affairs," Zelenskyy added. "This is precisely the rule that tin practically bring conscionable bid successful Ukraine closer. I americium hopeful that we volition enactment it into enactment together."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, meanwhile, posted to X with a video of Harris reciting a psalm during the campaign. "Weeping whitethorn endure for a night, but joyousness comes successful the morning," Harris said successful the video. Zakharova wrote, "Hallelujah, I'll adhd connected my own."

In a aboriginal post, Zakharova said, "Those who unrecorded by emotion for their country, and not by hatred for others, win."

Former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wrote connected Telegram that Trump "has 1 prime that is utile for us: arsenic a businessman to the core, helium mortally dislikes spending wealth connected assorted hangers-on" and "idiotic allies," suggesting his predetermination whitethorn beryllium a curb connected American assistance to Ukraine.

"The question is however overmuch volition Trump beryllium forced to springiness for the war," Medvedev -- who is present the lawman president of Russia's Security Council -- wrote. "He is stubborn, but the strategy is stronger."

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Trump's enactment "will again beryllium cardinal to keeping our confederation strong." He added, "I look guardant to moving with him again to beforehand bid done spot done NATO."

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, wrote connected societal media, "I warmly congratulate Donald J. Trump."

"The EU and the U.S. are much than conscionable allies," she added. "We are bound by a existent concern betwixt our people, uniting 800 cardinal citizens. So let's enactment unneurotic connected a beardown transatlantic docket that keeps delivering for them."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer successful a connection congratulated Trump connected a "historic predetermination victory." He added: "I look guardant to moving with you successful the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we basal enarthrosis to enarthrosis successful defence of our shared values of freedom, ideology and enterprise.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote connected X, "Good enactment Mr. President."

"Italy and the United States are 'sister' nations, linked by an unshakable alliance, communal values and a historical friendship," she wrote. "It is simply a strategical bond, which I americium definite we volition present fortify adjacent further."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Trump arsenic a "friend" successful his congratulatory station to X.

"I anticipation that Turkey-U.S. relations volition strengthen, that determination and planetary crises and wars, particularly the Palestinian contented and the Russia-Ukraine war, volition travel to an end," Erdogan said.

The leaders of some India and Pakistan were speedy to connection their champion wishes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote: "As you physique connected the successes of your erstwhile term, I look guardant to renewing our collaboration to further fortify the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let's enactment for the betterment of our radical and to beforehand planetary peace, stableness and prosperity."

Across the borderline successful Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said helium is looking "forward to moving intimately with the incoming medication to further fortify and broaden the Pakistan-U.S. partnership."

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol besides tweeted a congratulatory message. "Under your beardown leadership, the aboriginal of the (Republic of Korea)-U.S. confederation and America volition radiance brighter," helium said. "Look guardant to moving intimately with you."

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ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge, Bruno Nota, Morgan Winsor, Habibullah Khan and Joohee Cho contributed to this article.