US Election 2020 | World leaders congratulate Joe Biden on becoming 46th US President

Democrat Joe Biden was elected the 46th President of the United States over Republican incumbent Donald Trump on November 6, in a stunning culmination of one of the most high-octane and polarised elections the country has seen.

World leaders have been showing their support on Twitter as the results came in, after home state Pennsylvania was called for Biden by media outlets including the Associated Press, CNN and Fox News.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing an image of himself and Joe Biden congratulated him on his victory:

Congratulations @JoeBiden on your spectacular victory! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights. pic.twitter.com/yAOCEcs9bN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 7, 2020

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau extended his congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, saying he is looking forward to working with President-elect and Vice President-elect:

Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that’s unique on the world stage. I’m really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020

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Rahul Gandhi, President of the Congress Party also took to Twitter to congratulate Biden:

Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. I’m confident that he will unite America and provide it with a strong sense of direction.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 7, 2020

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson also congratulated Biden and Harris via a tweet:

Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/xrpE99W4c4

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 7, 2020

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, also shared his wishes via the microblogging site:

Congratulations to US President-Elect @JoeBiden.

Joe Biden has been a true friend of Greece and I’m certain that under his presidency the relationship between our countries will grow even stronger.