As it happened: Donald Trump elected President of the United States in shock defeat of Hillary Clinton
Former outsider sweeps to decisive victory after winning key battleground states
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States in the biggest shock in the country's electoral history. Here are the things you need to know:
- European leaders warn of 'new era of uncertainty'
- Hillary Clinton gives concession speech: 'For all the girls and women watching this, don't give up'
- Stunned world reacts to Mr Trump's victory
- Victor pledges to be 'President for all Americans' in speech
- Billionaire reality star's journey to the White House
- What happens next
- Barack Obama invites successor to White House
- How Mr Trump won the election
- ...and how victory slipped through Ms Clinton's fingers
- Theresa May congratulates the President-elect
- Jeremy Corbyn calls Mr Trump's policies 'wrong'
- Nigel Farage will be first UK politician to meet victor
- Former KKK leader claims support sealed victory
- Financial markets drop as analysts fear 'Brexit all over again'
- How British politicians reacted to the election of Donald Trump
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Donald Trump has been named the shock victor of the US presidential election, pledging to be a "President for all Americans".
In a victory speech in New York, the Republican candidate, vowed to unite the country following a divisive campaign littered with controversies.
“Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division…I say it is time for us to come together as one united people,” he said, as supporters chanted “USA! USA! USA!”.
Amid widespread concern over international tensions following Mr Trump’s comments on countries including China and Russia, he insisted he expected “great relationships” with foreign nations.
“America will no longer settle for anything less than best, - we must reclaim our country’s destiny,” he added. “I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America’s interests first, we will always deal fairly with everyone – all people and all other nations.
“We will seek common ground, not hostility. Partnership, not conflict.”
Hillary Clinton phoned Mr Trump in the early hours of Wednesday morning to concede defeat but made no immediate public comment.
As her loss looked ever more certain, she tweeted: "Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything."
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Hillary Clinton cast her vote near her home in Chappaqua, New York, as onlookers cheered her on.
“I know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this election, what it means for our country, and I’ll do the very best I can if I’m fortunate enough to win today,” she told CNN.
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Early voting numbers indicate that Latino voters across the US have come out in full force.
Latino voter turnout is expected to surpass 2012's numbers by a wide margin – with people voting in parts of Nevada, Texas' Rio Grande Valley, and Florida. The turnout in Florida poses a critical threat to Mr Trump's campaign, as the state's Latinos are a higher percentage of the population than other heavily-Hispanic states.
President Obama's decisive 2012 victory was due in part to his earning of 71 per cent of the Latino vote, to Mitt Romney's 27. Ms Clinton is on track to earn even more this year, as Donald Trump only comes in at 14 per cent to her 76, according to Latino Decisions.
The last Republican to win the White House, George W Bush, won 40 per cent of the Latino vote in 2004. As the country's Latino population increases, the number of Latino votes a GOP candidate would have to earn would also need to correspond to the influx.
With only 14 per cent, Mr Trump faces an uphill climb and quite possibly no path to the White House – especially if he fails to win Florida's 29 electoral votes.
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