‘Tinderbox America’: what papers around the world say as US votes
by Helen Sullivan from World news | The Guardian on (#6S0QE)
As the counting continues, many front pages considered the potential for chaos and unrest in the wake of the closely fought election
As Americans waited anxiously for the results in a knife-edge election, newspaper headlines around the world captured the uncertainty - and fears of unrest in the near future.
The Guardian's headline is Hope... and fear" over a photograph of Democratic presidential candidate and US vice-president Kamala Harris. The Guardian's Washington bureau chief, David Smith, describes the feeling Americans have as see-sawing between anxiety and hope". A second front page story is headlined Democrats dare to believe".
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