The stunning part is how comprehensive Trump's victory is. He won the majority of presidential delegates, the popular vote, the Senate and the House of Representatives (pending confirmation of final numbers). And it was all over in the early hours of the morning. (Photo: whitehouse.gov)

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by Michael Meyer-Resende , Berlin,

This 'super election' year (the EU, India, the US) is almost over, and it ended with a bang.

The candidates were supposed to have an equal chance of winning. Heads or tails. Trump won. The coin fell on one side. That should not be a surprising result.

And yet...

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Michael Meyer-Resende is an EUobserver columnist the executive director of Democracy Reporting International, a non-partisan NGO in Berlin that supports political participation.

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