President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined different world leaders in congratulating United States president-elect Donald Trump for his historic victory. 

Republican presidential candidate Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris by securing greater than the 270 Electoral College votes wanted to win the Presidency. 

WORLD LEADERS CONGRATULATE US PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP 

According to BBC, Trump’s victory marks a dramatic reversal in fortunes for the billionaire. He left workplace in 2021 with plummeting approval rankings and the nation reeling following the Capitol riot – which noticed his supporters try to dam the certification of his loss to Joe Biden violently.

He narrowly averted conviction within the Senate after turning into the primary president to be impeached twice by the US House. The Republican chief within the Senate – Mitch McConnell – mentioned Trump had “provoked” his supporters into attacking the Capitol.

He later grew to become the primary former president to be convicted of a felony offence, after being discovered responsible on 34 counts of falsifying enterprise data.

The South African previously reported that Trump was the primary president in additional than a century to win a non-consecutive second time period.

He can also be the one particular person to be elected as a convicted felon – he’ll face sentencing in a New York court docket for fraud on 26 November.

Already 78, Trump is on the right track to interrupt one other report because the oldest-ever sitting president throughout his four-year time period. He will surpass Biden, who is about to step down in January at 82.

Following the historic victory, Ramaphosa took to X (previously Twitter) to congratulate Trump. 

“Congratulations to United States President-Elect Donald Trump in your return to the Presidency.

“I look forward to continuing the close and mutually beneficial partnership between our two nations across all domains of our cooperation. In the global arena, we look forward to our Presidency of the G20 in 2025, where we will work closely with the US, which will succeed us in the G20 Presidency in 2026,” Ramaphosa posted. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and plenty of others additionally congratulated Trump and wished him effectively as he returned to the White House.

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