The world reacts to Obama’s victory!!

The world reacts to Obama’s victory!!

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The World reacts to Obama’s victory!!

Aljazeera….Jubilation follows Obama victory

Media reacts……

The New Zealand Herald……..A 'breakthrough' in history - media reacts

The Boston Globe….Historic victory

CNN…Bush: All Americans can be proud

MX, Brisbane, Australia

November 5, 2008

Calgary Herald, Calgary, Canada

November 5, 2008

La Tribune, Paris, France

November 5, 2008

The Times, Johannesburg,

South AfricaNovember 5,

2008

Anchorage Daily News,

Anchorage, AlaskaNovember 5, 2008

Leaders say…

George Bush said the people had chosen a president "whose journey represents a triumph of the American story."

"I know Barack Obama and we share many values, and I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years."

British PM Gordon Brown

As published on http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/world.reaction/index.html

"I'm convinced that through a close and trusting cooperation between the United States and Europe we will be able to confront new risks and challenges in a decisive manner and will be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are opening up in our world,"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy said Obama's election raised in France, in Europe and around the world "an immense hope" and that the American people "had expressed with force their faith in progress and the future."

As published on http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/world.reaction/index.html

Afghan president Hamid Karzai said the American people have taken "themselves ... and the rest of the world into a new era, the era where race, color and ethnicity ... will also disappear as a factor in politics in the rest of the world."

Afghan president Hamid Karzai

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said: "We look forward to relations between our two countries that witness, during your rule, further consolidation and development in all different fields, based on a firm contractual ground, common interests and similar values."   

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani

As published on http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/world.reaction/index.html

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said: "We have no doubt that that the special relations between the two nations will continue and strengthen during the Obama administration."

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Obama on his victory and said he was hoping for constructive dialogue with the incoming U.S. president but also highlighted differences between the two countries, including the missile defense plan.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

As published on http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/world.reaction/index.html

A new era begins with hope for a better and more secure future with a new leader with a new vision…

Here’s wishing you loads of luck for a not so easy road ahead……….