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."
It "will take a miracle" for Donald Trump to win the election, according to a senior adviser to the Republican candidate. That's according to CNN's Jim Acosta.
What's heebeejeebees in Spanish? In south Florida with Hispanic Dems as Trump retakes significant lead http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwyALv0WgAElm5L.jpg
Markets swing wildly as Florida hangs in the balanceread.bi/2flqBog
Here's the details about Ohio from the Indy's Rachael Revesz. It's a big one:It has 18 electoral votes up for grabs, while 270 are needed for a candidate to win.Cleveland was the site of the Republican National Convention in July.Ohio Republican US senator Rob Portman has won re-election over Democratic ex-governor Ted Strickland.Nearly 11,000 more voters cast ballots before election day in 2016 compared to 2012, state officials said on Monday night.Overall close to 1.8 million people voted early in the state.
Winning Ohio is key for Trump. No Republican president has ever won the White House without also winning that state – so again, it's as expected for Trump but means that he's far from finished.
Close to three quarters of the vote have been counted in the key battleground state of Florida, and the final result will soon be in. Clinton has just over half the vote - 50.1% - versus Trump at 47.2%.
Even as all these states swap and switch, the chances of each candidate winning are staying mostly the same. Most estimates have the chances of a Clinton win at around 80 per cent – as it has been throughout the night.
More people filing in as next batch of polls are set to close in 7 minutes. No sign of the #trump cake #ElectionNight http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwyBvMSXUAIB7Zo.jpg