As America Waits Out An Uncertain Election, Much Of The World Sees Chaos

While the United States is locked in limbo for the outcome of an election that President Trump has already labeled fraudulent and threatened to challenge in court, the rest of the world is looking on with a mixture of uncertainty, concern and outright alarm.

World leaders have for the most part held back on weighing in on an election that is still America's to decide. However, media around the world, hoping to place a historic moment into context for readers, listeners and viewers, have been less reticent.

Here's a sample of what is being said and written around the world:

Germany's defense minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, called the uncertainty surrounding the outcome "a very explosive situation."

"This is a situation that can lead to a constitutional crisis in. "And it is something that must cause us great concern."