Former President Donald Trump appears ready to reprise his role as commander-in-chief of the world’s most powerful military and largest economy, and he’s wasting no time in doing so. claim victory on tuesday US presidential election – Leaders around the world began reacting Wednesday to the possibility of businessman-turned-politician Trump serving a second term in the White House.

From the enthusiasm expressed by the Israeli leader as he wages a sprawling, multi-front war to the concerns of some of America’s closest, generations-old European allies, reactions to Trump’s election performance began to spread long before the final votes were counted in some polls. Key battleground states across the US

Below is a look at how some foreign leaders and others around the world are responding to the news that American voters have openly rebuked Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party at the polls.

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump on Wednesday, calling his election performance “the greatest comeback in history.”

“Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a strong commitment to the grand alliance between Israel and America,” Netanyahu said. he said. “This is a huge victory!”

Despite Trump’s criticism of the Israeli leader’s handling of the ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu is expected to lose the former US leader in the US elections as tensions between Washington and Tel Aviv rose sharply last year due to the crisis in the US. was believed to support it. Israel’s tactics Multi-front war with Iran-backed groups in the Middle East.

The Gaza war, sparked by a Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in which Hamas killed nearly 1,200 people and kidnapped nearly 250, has now killed more than 43,000 people in the Palestinian territories, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. . Israel has also significantly stepped up attacks against Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran. Israel’s offensive there killed more than 3,000 people, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

The Biden administration has continued to press for a ceasefire on both fronts, but to no avail, and has demanded that Israel do more to reduce the devastating impact of the wars on civilians.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely symbolic He also congratulated Trump On his “historic return to the White House.”

“You are a true and dear friend of Israel and an advocate of peace and cooperation in our region,” Herzog said. “I look forward to working with you to strengthen the solid bond between our peoples, to build a future of peace and security for the Middle East, and to uphold our common values. On behalf of the Jewish and democratic State of Israel and everyone else, I wish our People success.”

Viktor of Hungary orban

One of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Trump on Wednesday was one of the few who did. openly supported him Long before the final votes were held in the United States, Hungary’s far-right President Viktor Orbán has been accused of eroding the Eastern European country’s democratic institutions during his decades-long leadership by giving himself more power and limiting the powers of the country’s courts and tribunals. Nongovernmental organizations called Trump’s apparent success a “much-needed victory for the world.”

In a message published on social mediaOrbán said Trump had staged the “greatest comeback in US political history” and congratulated him on his “tremendous victory”.

Orban has made himself an outsider among European Union leaders by supporting anti-immigrant policies and maintaining close ties with President Vladimir Putin. Russia’s occupation of neighboring Ukraine continues – all while touting his close ties to Trump.

In a speech over the summer, Orbán claimed to have had “deep involvement” in “President Donald Trump’s team’s policy-writing system,” suggesting he even helped shape Trump’s future administration of state.

European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the governing body of the European Union bloc, congratulated Trump on Wednesday and briefly reiterated her hope social media post That the US and the EU “can work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that continues to deliver” for citizens on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

“I sincerely congratulate Donald J. Trump. The EU and the USA are more than allies,” von der Leyen said. “We are committed to a true partnership between our peoples, uniting 800 million citizens. So let’s work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that continues to serve them.”