DAR ES SALAAM: As United States presidential election outcomes proceed to come back in, with Donald Trump at the moment within the lead, the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Michael Battle, has assured that the worldwide financial powerhouse will keep its longstanding partnership with the East African state, whatever the profitable social gathering.

Speaking to journalists throughout an occasion organized on the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday to comply with the presidential election outcomes, Ambassador Battle emphasised Tanzania’s significance each in East Africa and globally, noting that the bilateral relationship will stay sturdy below the management of both social gathering.

“I cannot predict what’s going to happen with Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. All I can say is that the U.S. and Tanzania have a close relationship with both Republican and Democratic presidents. My expectation is that the U.S. will continue to have a strong working partnership with Tanzania,” he mentioned.

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The occasion, organized to observe the U.S. election outcomes, passed off throughout 4 facilities in Tanzania, together with Dodoma, Zanzibar, and Mwanza, the place audiences gathered to observe the reside outcomes.

The ambassador additionally expressed his appreciation for the curiosity proven by Tanzanians, noting that the gatherings replicate shared values of democracy and political engagement. He added that the occasion serves as a chance to share democratic experiences between the 2 nations.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Republican Donald Trump trails Democrat Kamala Harris, with 71,246,256 votes (51.0 p.c) to her 66,172,439 votes (47.4 p.c).