Donald Trump's premature declaration of victory in the presidential election has drawn a muted response from US allies and partners intently watching the drama unfold in Washington.
The Trump campaign has already lodged multiple legal challenges in states where counting continues, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.
The President claims there is widespread voter fraud in these states but has provided no evidence to back up the allegation.
But the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not be drawn on Mr Trump's conduct, saying "we don't comment as the UK government on the democratic processes of our friends and allies."
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stressed it was important "the [voting] process is given sufficient time to reach a conclusion" but also stressed the UK had "full confidence in the checks and balances of the US system to produce a result."
Japan has responded even more cautiously. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato would not comment on the election result, simply saying "the Japanese government will continue to monitor the outcome and its potential implications with keen interest."
Germany's most senior politicians were more pointed. The German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas did not directly criticise Donald Trump, but said "it is important that all politicians, who reach people directly, establish trust in the electoral process and the results."
He also noted political "polarisation" in the US electorate.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne have both expressed confidence in the US system, although Senator Payne also stressed that it was "important" that "every vote is counted."
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would work with whoever won the election.
"For any democracy, what's important is that their citizens support it, believe in it, that their political parties support it and believe in it.
"But this is another country's democracy and now it's time to let it run its course and see what the final outcome is."
The election will also be watched closely by China. Beijing has so far responded very carefully to the political uncertainty, with a foreign ministry spokesman simply saying "the US election is a domestic affair, China has no position on it."
While some state media outlets continue to broadcast images of division and turmoil in the US, experts say its coverage of the election has generally been cautious and restrained.
Some US enemies have pounced on the political turmoil and polarisation in America.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday mocked the US political system by repeating Donald Trump's prediction that the election would be "the most rigged in history."
And almost no global leaders have backed Mr Trump's claim that he is the rightful election winner.
While Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro — who is one of Mr Trump's strongest champions — reiterated his support for the President, he only said he "hoped" he would win the election.
One rare exception is Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janšacon, who took to social media to attack the "mainstream media" and declare "it's pretty clear that the American people have elected Donald Trump and Mike Pence."
