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NEW YORK (SW): Against all odds, Republican Donald Trump got elected as the 45th President of the United States on Wednesday in a shocking defeat of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
He will preside over an economy that is improving but still leaving many behind, and a military less extended abroad than eight years ago, but grappling with new terror threats, AP and the guardian have reported. In a presidential campaign that focused more on the character of the candidates than on policy, Clinton, 69, a former US secretary of state, and Trump, 70, accused each other of being fundamentally unfit to lead the country.
Exit polls by ABC News and NBC News found that both Clinton and Trump were seen as untrustworthy by majorities of voters, while most found Trump's temperament un-presidential. World markets appear uncertain on the back of the election, as Trump's surprise victory has rattled the dollar and slammed stock markets into reverse in wild Asian trading.
A deeply divided electorate of some 200 million was asked to make a momentous choice between electing the nation's first woman president, or handing the reins of power to a billionaire populist who has upended US politics with his improbable outsider campaign.
Hillary Clinton called the president-elect, and conceded the race to Trump, CNN reported. Addressing a crowd at a victory party, Trump said, "I will be a president for all Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who didn't support me… I am reaching out to you for your help so we can unify our great country."
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