World leaders congratulate Donald Trump on victory in US presidential election

World leaders and politicians have offered their congratulations to Donald Trump, the Republican candidate who declared victory in the US presidential election.

Among those congratulating Trump were Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Most of them took to social media to express their well wishes, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

Orbán expressed his belief that Trump's victory was "very necessary for the whole world," adding that the American had achieved "the greatest political comeback in US history." Netanyahu described Trump's return to the White House as "historic," while Zelenskyy called it "impressive".

The Ukrainian president noted that he "looks forward to an era of strong US under President Trump’s decisive leadership" and expressed hope for continued support for Ukraine. 

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer described the US as an important strategic partner, expressing hope for the continued strengthening of transatlantic relations “to successfully address global challenges together.”

A similar sentiment was shared by Latvian President Gitanas Nausėda. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić emphasized that "Serbia is committed to cooperating with the US for stability, prosperity, and peace." 

Meanwhile, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini voiced his agreement with Donald Trump’s plans to combat illegal immigration and reduce taxes, as well as his support for “Christian values and a return to peace, freedom of expression, and thought.”

Donald Trump declared himself the winner of the US presidential election, making this announcement on November 6 during a meeting with his supporters in Florida. 

In his speech, Trump emphasized that he had achieved a "political victory," calling himself the 47th President of the United States and describing the result as an "amazing victory" in the election. "We’ve achieved the most incredible political thing, political victory, that our country has never seen before — nothing like this," Trump said. 

Trump expressed gratitude to his supporters and family for their invaluable support, referring to his wife Melania as the "First Lady" of the United States. He also noted that the people of the US had given him a "strong mandate."

Donald Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and is leading in key races left to be called, including Michigan and Wisconsin.

By Naila Huseynova