For the second time this year, the world is waking up with a hangover. After an interminable night, it was Republican Donald Trump who was elected President of the United States, a scenario that few pollsters had anticipated and which echoes the decision of the British to leave the European Union in June latest.
Donald Trump won 279 voters, exceeding the 270 needed to enter the White House on January 20, against 218 for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The suspense lasted much of the night, with a neck-and-neck fight between the two candidates in the main key states. Thwarting predictions, the billionaire has not only won almost all of the major pivotal states - Florida, Ohio, North Carolina - but also dominated in traditionally democratic states, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin. _AF
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