World leaders congratulate Biden on victory, but Trump, Russia and China are silent

On November 7, the preliminary results of the US presidential elections became known. According to them, former Democrat Vice President Joe Biden will be the head of the White House for the next 4 years.

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The official results will be known in a few weeks, towards the end of November or even the beginning of December. Under the law, Dec. 8 is the last day states can officially certify the election results and appoint electors. After that, on December 14, the Electoral College will vote for president and vice president, according to how the popular votes were distributed in each state.

The law allows electors to vote for any candidate, but history shows that this is very rare and can be punishable by state authorities.

The Americans will find out the final official results on January 6, 2021, and the inauguration of the new US president will take place on January 20.

However, after the announcement of the preliminary results of Biden, the leaders of many countries of the world, but not all, rushed to congratulate him. Trump himself is in no hurry to admit defeat.

Trump broke a century-old tradition

Despite the centuries-old tradition of a losing candidate congratulating the winner of a U.S. election, Trump has not yet done so. This tradition began in 1896 when the loser William Jennings Brian sent a telegram to the winner, William McKinley, with his best wishes. Now no one sends telegrams, but nevertheless words of parting words are spoken, most often it is a wish of good luck. Hillary Clinton congratulated Trump in 2016 on the night after the vote, when it became clear that the victory was his.

Trump has repeatedly stated that he considers the results of the 2020 elections rigged and will go to courtto challenge them.

According to sources, the publication CNN, Trump’s inner circle has split into two camps. The first one advises Trump to accept defeat; it included the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump’s wife Melania. But the president’s sons Donald Jr. and Eric support him and advise him to continue the fight.

At the same time, Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller denies that Kushner asked Trump to accept the results. “This story is not true,” Miller said. “Jared advised Trump to use all available legal remedies to ensure the accuracy of the election.” However, CNN insists on the reliability of its sources.

In addition, the newspaper's sources said that the president does not deny the election results in private conversations and does so only publicly. In doing so, he continues to push his lawyers to find legal ways to delay the official certification of the results. So far, he has not made public statements that he is ready to accept the election results.

Moments after the media announced Biden as President-elect of the United States, Trump said that Biden was "in a hurry to falsely impersonate the winner" and that the race was "far from over."

“I will not rest until the American people have the fair vote count they deserve and that democracy demands,” Trump said.

Biden-Harris deputy chief of staff, Keith Bedingfield, said that Trump did not contact Biden at all after the results were announced. Also, representatives of their headquarters did not speak to each other.

And Biden’s senior adviser to Biden’s staff, Simone Sanders, said that “Republicans from Congress spoke to them,” but “no one from the White House even tried to contact them.”

Congratulations to Biden

Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister: “Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and to Kamala Harris on her historic achievement. The United States is our most important ally, and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security,” writes with the BBC.

Emmanuel Macron, President of France: “The Americans chose their president. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! We have a lot to do to meet the challenges of today. Let's act together."

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany: “I am excited about future cooperation with President Biden. Our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to overcome the great challenges of these times."

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada: “Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Our countries are close friends, partners and allies. We have a relationship that is considered unique on the world stage. I look forward to working together and developing them with you.”

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India: “Congratulations to Joseph Biden on your resounding victory! As Vice President, your contributions to strengthening the India-US relationship have been critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely again to take the India-US relationship to a higher level.”

Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain: “The American people have elected their 46th president. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Good luck. We are ready to cooperate with the United States and jointly confront major global challenges.”

44th President Barack Obama also congratulated Biden: “I could not be more honored than to congratulate our next President Joe Biden and our next First Lady Jill Biden. I also could not be more honored than to congratulate Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff on Kamala's groundbreaking election as our next Vice President."

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed his wishes and congratulations.

“Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Ukraine is optimistic about the future of its strategic partnership with the United States. Our countries We have always cooperated in the areas of security, trade, investment, democracy, and the fight against corruption. Our friendship is only getting stronger,” he wrote Zelensky on Twitter.

5th President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who had warm relations with Biden during his vice presidency, joined in the congratulations.

“My warmest congratulations to Joe Biden. It was an impressive, if brutal, campaign. This is democracy. Ukraine is lucky to have a US President who has such deep and personal knowledge of our country. We look forward to transatlantic leadership from the United States on behalf of the free world. Know that in Ukraine you have good friends and allies on this path,” Poroshenko wrote on your Facebook page.

The Kremlin reacted but did not congratulate

Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, was the first to comment on Joe Biden's election to the United States. He said nothing about congratulations.

“In any case, we hope that we will be able to establish a dialogue with the next US president and together agree on ways to normalize our bilateral relations,” Peskov said. “Moreover, a significant part of these bilateral relations - meaning the context of stability and security - concerns not only our two peoples, but actually the peoples of the whole world.”

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The Kremlin's silence has been interpreted by some media as a confrontational disposition of Vladimir Putin.

And the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, called these elections in the United States “a disgrace and a mockery of democracy,” because both candidates are confident of their victory. Lukashenko also stressed that no matter who becomes the head of the White House, relations with Belarus will not change because of this, writes Gazeta.Ru.

China awaits official results

Another country from which Joe Biden has not yet received congratulations is China. An official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry explained this by saying that Beijing does not yet consider the result final.

“We noticed that Mr. Biden declared victory in the election. We understand that the outcome of the presidential election will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures. We will follow accepted global practices,” said Wang Wenbin.

An unexpected turn of events in Estonia

Estonian far-right politician Mart Helme resigned as Interior Minister after he called Joe Biden's victory "a deep state operation."

His already former colleagues in the cabinet of ministers lashed out at him with devastating criticism. Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu called Helme's statements insane and undermining the security of Estonia. Defense Minister Jüri Luik said that Helme posed a serious threat to Estonia's relations with the United States.

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, who congratulated Joe Biden on his victory, also criticized the statements of Mart Helme and his son Martin, who is the minister of finance in the government. Martin Helme appeared on the same TV program and spoke out as harshly as his father. But the prime minister did not dismiss the ministers, so Martin Helme still retains his post.

The term “deep state” was originally applied to countries such as Egypt, Pakistan or Turkey before Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where the state’s security apparatus had more influence than democratically elected politicians and could overthrow them when they acted against his interests. After Donald Trump's victory, his supporters argued that similar processes are taking place in the United States.

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