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Democrat Joe Biden won about 6 million more votes than current US President Donald Trump in the US presidential election in early November. Still, Trump refuses to admit defeat. The result of the elections has not yet been officially confirmed.
But that didn’t stop many heads of state from congratulating Biden on the electoral victory. Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson. Even China’s head of state Xi Jinping sent a tight-lipped congratulatory note. Other heads of state congratulated Trump, such as Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
The opposing party must admit defeat
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has yet to comment on the outcome of the US elections. Until yesterday. He then said in an interview on state television: “We will work with anyone who has the confidence of the American people.”
However, this confidence can only be given to a candidate “whose victory has been recognized by the opposing party or after the results have been legitimately confirmed,” Putin continued. By this logic, it is still too early to congratulate Biden on his election victory.
When asked by a Russian journalist if relations between the United States and Russia would be damaged if the winner of the election was not congratulated, Putin coldly replied: “There is nothing to ignore, they are already ruined.” (fr)
