MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron called UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday to congratulate her on the electoral outcome, with Macron saying he was glad to continue having her as a close partner, Baccording to the spokesperson.
"French President Emmanuel Macron called to congratulate the Prime Minister, and said he was pleased that she would continue to be a close partner," the Telegraph newspaper quoted the spokesperson as saying in a statement.
The White House said in a statement that Trump offered his warm support to British Prime Minister Theresa May after the United Kingdom's election.
"President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom to offer his warm support regarding the election," the White House said in a statement on Friday.
May's Conservative Party suffered a major defeat in the snap election, failing to secure a majority in the House of Commons.
The UK Labour Party has wrestled the Kensington seat in London from the Conservatives, with the final UK election result standing at 318 Conservative seats and 262 Labour seats, local media said Friday.
