Jokowi Until Obama Congrats Joe Biden And Kamala Harris

Joe Biden-Kamala Harris as President and Vice President Elected (Raga Granada / VOI)

JAKARTA - A number of world leaders immediately congratulated Joe Biden-Kamala Harris as the elected president and vice president of the United States (US). Where both managed to outperform the vote of the incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the US Presidential Election. Jokowi hopes that Biden can strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and the US.

Jokowi posted the congratulations on his personal Instagram page @jokowi, including a photo of himself greeted by Biden on October 27, 2015. At that time, Biden was still the US Vice President accompanying Barack Obama as US President.

Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau also congratulated Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris, on winning this year's presidential election. He said he was "really looking forward to" working with Biden and underlined the close ties between the two countries.

Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that's unique on the world stage. I'm really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.

- Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020

The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, also congratulated Biden. "I look forward to future cooperation with President Biden. Our cross-Atlantic friendship is irreplaceable if we are to master the greatest challenges of our era," Merkel said, as reported by CNN International.

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, in his congratulations also invited Biden and Harris to work together to face the world's challenges.

Les Américains ont désigné leur Président. Félicitations @JoeBiden et @KamalaHarris! Nous avons beaucoup à faire pour relever les défis d'aujourd'hui. Agissons ensemble!

- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 7, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also congratulated Biden on his victory and named the US as his most important ally. Johnson is known to have a good relationship with Trump during his presidency in the past four years.

"Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and to Kamala Harris on his historic achievements. The US is our most important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our common priorities, from climate change to trade and security issues," he added.

Former US President Barack Obama also congratulated his colleagues. Where Joe Biden was the US Vice President for two terms with Obama.

"I am very proud to congratulate our next president, Joe Biden, and our next first lady, Jill Biden," Obama said.

Obama also advised that Biden's task was not easy, there were many big challenges that would await when Biden returned to the White House. However, Obama believes Biden can do a good job as president for every US citizen.

"Because when he walks into the White House in January, he will face a series of extraordinary challenges that no future president will ever have - a raging pandemic, an unequal economic and judicial system, a democracy at risk, and a threatened climate, "Obama said.