A mixed bag of feedback from around the world -
Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria) said Biden’s victory was a “reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by peaceful means”
Angela Merkel (Germany) said that “our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to deal with the major challenges of our times”
Fuat Oktay (Turkey’s vice-president) gave a more lukewarm response. “Nothing will change for Turkey,” he said
Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela) said his country “will always be ready for dialogue and understanding with the people and government of the US”
But Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Iran) said the election was “a spectacle”, adding: “This is an example of the ugly face of liberal democracy in the US. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is absolutely clear, the definite political, civil, & moral decline of the US regime”
And Alexander Lukashenko (Belarus) - whose own recent re-election, widely viewed as rigged, sparked nationwide unrest - condemned the US result as “a travesty of democracy”
