Trump supporters in the US and in Europe began celebrating at about 5:30am Brussels time in an outcome that plunges world affairs into uncertainty.
The celebrations came when the state of Florida chose the Republican Party candidate, a volatile property tycoon, over the Democratic Party’s Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state.
The result was confirmed at 8:35am, when Trump crossed the finishing line with 276 votes in the so-called electoral college.
He sounded a con...
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