Jakarta: Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has congratulated the United States (US) president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election.
"My warmest congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on your historic election. The huge turn out is a reflection of the hope placed on democracy," said President Jokowi on his official twitter page on Sunday local time.
"Look forward to work closely with you in strengthening Indonesia-US strategic partnership and pushing forward our cooperation on economy, democracy and multilateralism for the benefit of our two people and beyond," President Jokowi added
According to networks, Biden has won the race after flipping several states and claiming more than the 270 electoral college votes required for the presidency.
Besides Jokowi, Biden has also received congratulatoons from other world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"The people of this nation has spoken. They have delivered as a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for we the people. We have won with the most votes ever cast in a presidential ticket in the history of the nation, 74 million," said Biden in his speech on Saturday evening local time.
"I’m humbled by the trust and confidence you’ve placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify," he added.
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