Pretoria – SA President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated United States President-Elect Donald Trump on winning the elections.
“I look forward to continuing the close and mutually beneficial partnership between our two nations across all domains of our cooperation,” President Ramaphosa said on X, (formerly Twitter).
“In the global arena, we look forward to our Presidency of the G20 in 2025, where we will work closely with the US who will succeed us in the G20 Presidency in 2026.”
Trump has emerged victorious in the highly contested election against Democrat candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Earlier Wednesday, (6 November 2024), the Republican leader’s triumph in Wisconsin put him above the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to clinch the presidency.
Trump declared himself the winner of the U.S.A. Presidential election while addressing enthusiastic supporters in Florida.
His victory marks an extraordinary comeback to the White House, following his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
President Ramaphosa joined a growing list of world leaders who have congratulated Trump.
The leaders include French President Emmanuel Macron, UK PM Keir Starmer, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
