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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Andrew Roth in Washington

World leaders react to Biden’s decision to exit presidential race

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Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Joe Biden on the final day of the Nato summit in Washington DC on 11 July 2024. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Leaders from around the world have begun to react to Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election this year, endorsing vice-president Kamala Harris in the most unorthodox US presidential campaign in generations.

US allies largely offered tributes to Biden’s work over decades of government service, discussing his work as a partner in international security, without addressing the tense political debate still unfolding in the US.

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