Who announces the election of a new pope from St. Peter’s Basilica?

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Cardinals of the Catholic Church, dressed in red, sit at long tables in the Sistine Chapel during the 2005 papal election conclave, surrounded by ornate frescoed walls. — papal conclave Cardinals assembled inside the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Palace for a conclave to elect a new pope; Vatican City, 2005.

The election of a new pope is announced to the public by the senior cardinal deacon, also known as the protodiacono.12

Appearing on the central balcony of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica, the senior cardinal deacon delivers the Latin proclamation "Habemus papam" (meaning "We have a pope") to the assembled crowd. Following this announcement, the newly elected pope appears on the same balcony to provide his first blessing.132