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 the US".
Meanwhile, in neighboring France, the Le Monde daily led it website with a quote from French journalist Sylvie Kauffmann, who blamed the election impasse on "flaws in the electoral system".
In the United Kingdom, an analysis in the Times of London was brutally succinct; "It is hard to look at our closest ally without concluding that it is a nation in trouble".
The director of Italy's Institute of International Affairs said if a contested US election ends up in the courts and leads to violence, it would further damage America's standing and undermine democracy in Europe.
In Israel, where Prime Minister Netanyahu has enjoyed close ties with Trump, the incoming ambassador to the US stressed that Israel will work with whoever occupies the White House.
An editorial in Canada's Globe and Mail called the US election a referendum on America's soul and said that the stalled results left open two possibilities, neither of them ideal.
In Russia, the leader of the nationalist opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Russia predicted that Trump will still emerge the winner because he's done more for Americans than any president before him.
In China, officials are taking a wait-and-see approach, and news outlets are being told not to write about the impasse.
In India, the world's largest democracy, election outcomes frequently take days or weeks to determine because of the huge number of ballots and the country's vast geography; they view Americans as impatient for results.
An analysis in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald said that the US President's push to stop the vote count has sought to undermine the democracy he leads and disenfranchise millions of his fellow citizens.
Jan Mueller
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