According to Decision Desk HQ, Trump will be the 47th President of the northern nation, projecting himself this Wednesday as a possible winner over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
“I congratulate President @realDonaldTrump for the electoral victory and wish him much success in this new stage in the White House. I extend my congratulations to the people of the United States of America, who have expressed themselves democratically at the polls,” said the head of state of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, on the X network.
Likewise, the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, congratulated Trump and said she was sure that “during his term, the strong strategic relationship between the two countries in terms of investments, trade, and other important areas will continue to be deepened and expanded.”
The Head of State in Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also congratulated Trump “for his electoral victory and return to the presidency of the United States.”
In his opinion -expressed on the same network- “the world needs dialogue and joint work to have more peace, development and prosperity.”
The ruler of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, expressed her best wishes for his administration to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
President Santiago Peña assured that Paraguay and the United States share deep democratic values and the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation for the benefit of both nations.
For his part, the Head of State of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, after congratulating him, stressed that the North-South dialogue is still in force and the reality of climate collapse will make it revolve around its solution.
“The only way to seal the borders is with the prosperity of the peoples of the south and the end of the blockades (…), said the ruler through his account on X.
In her morning conference, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, more cautious, said her country will wait for the counting to finish in some states and be able to give the official announcement.
“We are still going to wait until today to see how the remaining states advance and also the position of both candidates. President Trump has already spoken out, but it is prudent to wait,” she stressed.
In recent statements to Prensa Latina, Colombian academic Jairo Estrada said about the results of the elections in the United States and their impact on Latin America and the Caribbean, that continuity will be maintained in his policy towards the region.
“We understood a while ago that a change of government by itself does not entail a change in the power relationship, although of course, a new government can introduce new agendas, emphasies and nuances that for now are not seen in Latin America and the Caribbean,” emphasized the associate professor of the Department of Political Science at the National University.
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