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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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."<\/p>\n
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