Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US Election.
Mr Albanese took to X to convey the message following Trump’s second successful bid on Tuesday night to win the race to the White House.
‘Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his election victory,’ he wrote.
‘Australians and Americans are great friends and true allies.
‘Working together, we can ensure the partnership between our nations and peoples remains strong into the future.’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated Donald Trump (pictured left) on winning the US Election
Mr Albanese also emphasised the government’s firm commitment to the strong relationship between Australia and the United States in his statement.
‘Our government will work closely with the new Trump Administration to realise the benefits of our strong economic partnership,’ the statement read.
‘The United States has long played a leadership role in the stability and security of the Indo-Pacific.
Australia will strive to strengthen the co-operation between our to nations in the region.’
Even though the winner of the election has not yet been officially announced, Trump declared victory in front of a large group of his supporters in Florida late on Tuesday night.
Even though the winner of the election has not yet been officially announced, Trump declared victory in front of a large group of his supporters in Florida late on Tuesday night
He has so far secured 267 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed to win the election.
His democratic rival Kamala Harris has secured 224 votes as counting continues.
Mr Albanese (pictured right) reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the strong relationship between Australia and the United States
The statement indicated (pictured) that the government is looking forward to working closely with the new Trump Administration
Former Australian Prime Ministers Tony Abbot and Scott Morrison also took to social media to congratulate Trump on his sensational come back to the Oval Office.
‘Congratulations to President Trump on his return to the leadership of the free world,’ Mr Abbott wrote on X.
‘Self belief is what the West needs right now and Trump has that in spades’.
Mr Morrison simply wrote ‘Congratulations President Trump’ and posted a picture of the two leaders at the White House during their previous terms in office.
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton also recognised the result on behalf of the Coalition.
Mr Dutton said the two nations have an enduring security alliance that will be bolstered by the AUKUS agreement between Australia, the US and the UK.
The deal, which was announced under the Morrison government in 2021, will enable Australia to acquire materials to arm its nuclear powered submarine fleet.
Former PM Scott Morrison (pictured right) was among several Australian politicians, who congratulated Donald Trump (pictured left) on his sensational come back to the Oval Office
Even though the winner of the election has not yet been officially announced, Trump (pictured left) declared victory in front of a large group of his supporters
Earlier, Mr Trump proudly declared victory in an address in an address to his supporters.
He was joined on stage by family – including daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner who had been absent from the campaign.
‘We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is that we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible,’ he said. ‘And it is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing.’
The devastating moment of truth came for the Harris campaign when Fox News called Pennsylvania – the biggest battleground state – in Trump’s favour.
The network also called another battle ground state of Wisconsin before they called entire race in his favour.
Trump has also won the other key states of Georgia and North Carolina.
Trump is set to become the 47th President of the United States – four years after he was ousted from power.
He will be the first president in almost 130 years to be elected the leader of the US after losing a bid to be re-elected into office.
Trump was joined on stage by family – including daughter Ivanka (pictured left) and son-in-law Jared Kushner (pictured right) as he thanked his supporters
Donald Trump (pictured left) is set to become the 47th President of the United States – four years after he was ousted from power
