Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States after surviving two assassination attempts.
The vote was called for the Republican candidate by The Associated Press news agency early on Wednesday. His victory has been met by international congratulations.
Results showed Trump beating U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in a race far less tight than expected as he triumphed in key battleground states.
Victory in Wisconsin after earlier triumphs in Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania saw the former president clear the threshold of the 270 Electoral College votes required to clinch the White House in Tuesday’s election.
Trump’s victory in those swing states currently sees him with 277 electoral votes against 224 for Harris.
Speaking to his supporters as he declared victory, Trump claimed he had won “an unprecedented and powerful mandate”.
