OREANDA-NEWS. Following the announcement that Donald Trump will be elected the next president of the United States of America, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said:

"While this is not the outcome I hoped for, it is the verdict of the American people and we must respect it. I congratulate president-elect Trump on winning the election.

"We value our relationship with the United States and its people.  The ties that bind Scotland and the US - of family, culture and business - are deep and longstanding and they will always endure. 

"It is normal in any election for those on the losing side to be feel disappointment, but today, many in America and across the world, will also feel a real sense of anxiety. I hope the president-elect will take the opportunity to reach out to those who felt marginalized by his campaign and make clear - in deeds as well as words - that he will be a president for everyone in modern, multicultural America".