‘Tinderbox America’: what papers around the world say as US votes

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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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