Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama spoke to President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his victory, the White House said in a statement.

Obama invited Trump to meet with him at the White House on Thursday to update him on the transition, the statement said.
"Ensuring a smooth transition of power is one of the top priorities the President identified at the beginning of the year and a meeting with the President-elect is the next step," the statement said.
Obama will make a statement at the White House later Wednesday on the election results and speak about "what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season."

Soren wrote:I'm sure the free market and small government will protect the LGBT community, Muslims and Latinos.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said there is "no possibility" Donald Trump can reverse the nuclear deal brokered between the US and Iran under President Obama.

"Iran's understanding in the nuclear deal was that the accord was not concluded with one country or government but was approved by a resolution of the UN Security Council and there is no possibility that it can be changed by a single government," Rouhani told his cabinet, according to Iranian state television.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has made his first official statement on Trump's win.

Via spokesman Dmitry Peskov, he said: "Trump's first statements give us hope that steps towards improving relations between the USA and Russia are possible."

"The US election result does not mean that all contentious issues in relations between Moscow and Washington will be resolved. The main thing is the intention to resolve them through dialogue."

Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, said Donald Trump's victory was "great news" and showed that "democracy is still alive".

Orban has drawn widespread international criticism, including from Hillary Clinton, over his approach to the refugee crisis and weakening of media freedoms in Hungary.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has also congratulated Trump, saying he "looks forward to working with the incoming administration".

Duterte was heavily criticised by President Obama over a brutal drugs crackdown in the Philippines. He has also courted controversy with praise for Hitler and a vow to kill 100,000 drug dealers.

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda has written to Trump, saying: "Polish-US ties are a great example of a strategic partnership based on common values and freedom, which is so dear to Poles, Americans and to me personally.”

#Turkey PM Binali #Yildirim congratulates #Trump, urges extradition of Fethullah #Gulen so "we may open a new page in our relations"

Gimpy wrote:I said months ago that first past the post was the worst way to decide an election and that our primary/caucus method was stupid and antiquated. I was pretty much called a sore loser. I don't want to hear complaints about her winning the popular vote if that happens.