Roundup: Latin American governments react to Trump victory in U.S.

Following the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, reactions poured in from across Latin America. New right-wing governments as seen in Peru reacted with cautious optimism while old foes like Venezuela hoped beyond hope for a new future.

On Wednesday, the government of Venezuela congratulated Trump, saying in a statement that it hoped for a future where the sovereign equality of the states and the self-determination of the people...oversee respectful bilateral political and diplomatic relations."

Caracas added that it "longed" for a new chapter where "new paradigms can be established for our region, based on recognition on the cultural, social and historic identities of our countries and on the respect of non-intervention in internal affairs."

"Equally, we hope the U.S. knows how to face the great economic, social and political challenges facing humanity, for which its action is important for peace and global stability," it concluded.

In Bolivia, President Evo Morales congratulated Trump and manifested his hope to work with the new administration against racism and in favor of the "sovereignty of the peoples."

Writing on Twitter, Morales wrote that he "saluted the triumph of Donald Trump. We hope to work against racism, sexism, anti-immigration (and) for the sovereignty of our peoples.

Bolivia and the U.S. have had a chilly relation for years and have not been able to normalize diplomatic ties since September 2008 when Morales kicked out U.S. ambassador, Philip Goldberg, accusing him of interfering in internal affairs.

In the past, Morales has also stated that it does not matter who wins the elections in the U.S., since "the business owners and the rich decide".

The government of Ecuador focused its congratulations on the American people for the presidential and legislative elections held on Tuesday. However, the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs similarly hoped to maintain good relations with the president-elect.

"The government of Ecuador hopes to maintain relations based on mutual respect with the administration of the president-elect," it read.

In Peru, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski emitted a short tweet congratulating Trump for the election. Minister of Economy and Finance Alfredo Thorne, however, gave a press conference where he stated that the country's economy remained stable.

"The markets are very worried...due to an unexpected result. They were waiting for the opposition candidate (Hillary Clinton) but the indicators of Peru are very stable and we have all the instruments to anchor our expectations," he said.

While Thorne said he thought "things will be fine, we have all manner of presidents in American history."

In Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos took to Twitter to say that "we celebrate the democratic spirit of the U.S.. We will continue to deepen our bilateral relation with Donald Trump."

Back in September, however, Santos had told foreign media that Trump's policies "are not in line with what Colombia wants" and that Clinton had been "of tremendous support" to the peace deal with the FARC. Enditem