Joe Biden’s statement in his inaugural speech that democracy was the real winner of the presidential election was used by many newspapers to mark his rise to the Oval Office.
Along with several other titles, the Guardian employs a poster on the front page with a picture of the president giving his speech on the Capitol steps next to the headline: “Democracy prevailed”.
The typically typographically conservative Financial Times it also goes with a huge picture of Biden and the same title.
O Scottish The first page is a photo of Biden and shows a longer excerpt from the same part of the new president’s speech. “Democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. At this time, my friends, democracy prevailed ”.
O Washington Post’s the headline is “Biden: ‘Unity is the way’” above a photograph of the 46th president taking the oath of office.
O Telegraph the title is another quote from Biden – “End this uncivil war”, while the Times goes with “Time for unity”.
O Mirror focuses on Biden’s first lines with a “A day of history … a day of hope” and uses photos of the president and his female vice president, who made history, Kamala Harris.
O Submit welcomes a “new dawn for America” with photos of Trump leaving Washington and Biden and his wife, Jill, celebrating his inauguration. “Don is gone… come on Joe!” Says the headline.
O I I also can’t resist rhyming with the title “Ready, steady, Joe!”
O Express uses Biden’s “uncivil war” quote in one of its subtitles, but it goes with a British angle and how the new president’s relationship with Boris Johnson can be like his main headline: “Great time for USA and Britain”.
Subway he chose to use Donald Trump’s words against him with the title: “Now make the American great again”.
In Europe, The world in Spain he brings a photo of Biden and the headline “Joe Biden: ‘Hay mucho que sanar en EEUU’”, which translates roughly as “We have a lot to heal”.
Bild, Europe’s best-selling newspaper, is entitled “Comeback für Amerika”, while its more sober rival Suddeutsche Zeitung accompanies “Zeitenwende in Amerika” or “New era in America”.
O South China Morning Post carries Bidens, Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff waving, under the headline: “The world wakes up to a new American leader”.