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The controversial presidential elections in the United States are over. According to unofficial results, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the election.
Although it has been more than 36 hours in a span of time since Biden’s announcement won the elections, out of 6 countries to which Turkey has yet to post a congratulatory message inside. While Ankara’s only statement on the issue came from Vice President Fuat Oktay, Oktay said that relations between the two countries are not about individuals and that existing channels in relations will continue to be used.
Some time before the election results were announced, Chancellor Çavuşoğlu made a similar statement.
Apart from these two statements, no announcement or congratulatory message was published from Ankara regarding the US elections, while Brazil, Russia, China, Mexico and North Korea were the other countries that did not publish any congratulatory message, according to the news on Bloomberg.
BRAZIL
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, often known as Brazilian Trump, had said that he expected Trump to win before the election. After the elections, he said in a brief statement on November 7, “I am not the most important person in Brazil, just as Trump is not the most important person in the world.”
CHINA
The Beijing administration, which issued a congratulatory message on the first day after Trump’s 2016 election, was one of the administrations that was wary of the US elections. In the statements made by Beijing, attention was drawn to the judicial processes that will take place after the elections.
The Chinese government believes that the United States under Biden may increase pressure on Hong Kong and the Uighur Turks, and Washington will pursue a policy of continuing to improve relations with Taiwan.
MEXICAN
Mexican President Manuel López Obrador said on Saturday that he does not want to rush to congratulate Biden and will wait for the end of the electoral process.
US President Donald Trump described his relationship with Obrador as “unbelievable,” though he often blamed the Mexican government for the wave of immigration from Central America.
Despite the cautious stance of the Mexican government, the Mexican peso gained value after the election results in anticipation that the Biden administration could create a more positive atmosphere for the export of Mexican products.
NORTH KOREA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the presidency of US President Donald Trump. During his presidency, Kim held summits with Trump three times, and there were reports in the US media that the two leaders had exchanged letters.
It will come as no surprise that Pyongyang, with whom Washington has had rough relations for many years, is silent about the elections for a long time.
RUSSIA
Even if we did not see a large-scale Trump-Putin summit for four years, it was observed that there was a smoother process in relations between the two countries compared to the past.
In 2016, there were many claims that Trump won the election with the help of Putin. During the Trump administration, Russia has widened the width of its footprints in the Middle East, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, while Trump has repeatedly refused to condemn Putin.
Finally, in the statement made by the Kremlin, it was stated that it would not be correct to comment before the election results were made official, and Trump’s statements that he would take the results to court were recalled.
Relations between the United States and Russia are expected to enter a more difficult period during the Biden period.
