Businessman Donald Trump’s election into the presidency marked the first time in United State’s history that a candidate without political or military experience was elected into office. The response from the divided nation has been in numerous forms – from public riots and protests by dismayed citizens who fear that the president-elect will dismantle the country; to praise by the fed-up working class and voters who are tired and frustrated with the country’s current state.

In Trump’s campaign to the presidency, he was seen by the parts of the world as a “clown” (French newspaper Liberation) and the prospect of his election a “disastrous choice for the most powerful political office in the world” according to the U.K.’s Financial Times.

In other areas of the world such as China, Trump’s foreign policies of isolationism is favored in comparison to Clinton’s “Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy which is aimed at containing China,” as stated by Jia Qingguo, a professor and dean at Peking University.

While many have responded with alarming uncertainty in the U.S. and throughout the world with Trump’s win, many world leaders have expressed their congratulations and praise for the elect and said they look forward to future relations with the Trump Administration in international issues such as trade and immigration.

France’s leadership has given mixed responses; President Francois Hollande gave Trump his congratulations, but also urged his people to keep “vigilance” at the same time because of statements made by Trump.

However, Marine Le Pen, politician and president of the conservative National Front party in France expressed her joy for Trump’s win on Twitter, saying, “Long live President Trump. The American people want Donald Trump to be the people’s president. Today the United States, tomorrow France. Bravo!”

Throughout Trump’s campaign, Mexico was a controversial but recurring topic in his speeches and debates. President Enrique Peña Nieto gave his congratulations to the U.S. and stated that “Mexico and USA are friends, partners, and allies” and shared his looking forward to working with the nation.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin showed optimism towards Trump’s win, and spoke of his desire to strengthen and restore Russian and U.S. relations to the “trajectory of development.”

British Prime Minister Theresa May proclaimed her congratulations to the elect, stating that Britain and the U.S. “are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence.”

Congratulations and warm welcomes were not only present in Europe, but in Asian countries as well.

China’s president, Xi Jinping personally phoned Trump to give his support and later told the China Central Television, a state broadcaster, that the U.S. and China share a special relationship as two of the world’s largest developing countries. He also plans on settling any conflict with the U.S. “in accordance with the principle of non-confrontation.”

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Japan, a close ally of the United States, plans to work together “hand in hand with Trump.”

All in all, most foreign countries wish Donald Trump nothing but the best during his time in the White House.