This is an entry from: LIVE: Trump wins US election
Politicians around the world react to Trump's near victory
9 November 2016 13:14 GMT
As Trump inches closer to clinching the presidency, leaders from around the world have reacted in shock and support.
A senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat Party said "we no idea what Trump would do as president," adding that his presidency would create an uncertain geopolitical situation, according Reuters.
And French far-right politician Marine Le Pen congratulated Trump. She has endorsed the billionaire businessman.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said on Wednesday that he believed Donald Trump would maintain the current US policy of pressuring North Korea over its nuclear and missile tests, if he wins the presidential election.
"Candidate Trump has expressed his clear position by saying after North Korea's nuclear test that such provocation by the North is a direct threat to the United States," Yun said.