Obama’s Victory: Fourth Global Press Roundup

From Watching America.com, here’s another deluge of interesting pieces of global reaction.

Commentaries are slowly beginning to shift from straight reaction to Obama’s victory to the implications of that victory for the USA, the world and the individual countries who will be affected by the USA’s presidential choice.

La Provence.com, France
The French Consider Obama’s Victory

The real revolution in the United States will come not on the day a black president is elected but on the day a president of any color says, ‘God bless the planet,’ instead of, ‘God bless America’!

O Globo, Brazil
Give ‘Em Some Barack!

Long live Barack Obama! And all that his election represents as a mark of civilization.

de Morgen, Belgium
Dream

The biggest problem for Obama is the battle against the sky-high expectations that he himself created

Le Monde, France
The Man We Need

Financial Times – Deutschland, Germany
Of Animals and Presidents

Holy mackerel, what a guy that Obama is! He already had the guts to openly admit his first bribery deal, and on live television!

Le Monde, France
Barack Obama Pressed to Form His Team

Estadão , Brazil
Obama and the Rescue of the American Soul

De Volkskrant, Netherlands
From a Divided Past to a Shared Future

African-Americans are signing themselves up for night school, now that they see how far you can kick the ball.

Corriere Della Sera, Italy
The Mission of Europe and America

Today, America, which has shed its unyielding coat of one-sided policies, along with Europe – now economically mature – have a historical mission

TVBS News, Taiwan
Obama Will Continue Bush’s Policy Towards Taiwan

The Joongang Ilbo, South Korea
Major Shakeup in the Korean Peninsula?

Asahi Shinbun, Japan
American Citizens Refused the Status Quo

Novyy Region, Ukraine
Obama Will Gesture Aggressively Toward Russia

Al Mustaqbal, Lebanon
A Coup d’état in Every Sense of the Word

It seemed as if everyone on this planet wanted to take part in these elections and cast his ballot so as to convince himself that he is a partner in the coup d’état that took place within the sole superpower of the world.

Alarabiya, UAE
Hope For Change in Washington’s Policies Towards Arab Issues

Barack’s victory also gives hope that the failures of the Bush era will be corrected.

United Evening News, Taiwan
Obama Earthquake: Removal of Barriers

Obama’s victory has proved the failure of the Republicans.

Xinhuanent and the Beijing News, China
Obama: Turning the Economy to the Left

Youm Al Saba3, Egypt
America Lives

China Daily, China
Only God Can Fix America; Obama is Not God

The Times of India, India
Hollywood Paves the Way for Reality

The Times of India, India
Obama’s Win: Bad News for Pakistan

The Telegraph, U.K.
George W. Bush In Pictures

Mostly, we’ll miss the dancing

The Japan Times, Japan
The Right Kind of Leadership

The Times, U.K.
What Do You Mean, Bin Laden Doesn’t Exist?

The Independent, U.K.
Share America’s Moment With Our Young

Humanity’s perspective on itself doesn’t change every day, and when it does the compelling instinct is to share it with our young, ensuring the memory is branded on their minds indelibly.

The Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
The U.S. Has Truly Overcome

Yedioth Ahronot , Israel
Arabs Waiting For Obama

Yedioth Ahronot , Israel
Good Morning America

Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon
Making the World Safer