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- Four days after a hard-fought presidential election, Joe Biden was announced as the 46th president of the United States.
- The president-elect will be the oldest person to take office at 78 years of age.
- He will enter the White House on January 20.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was elected as the 46th president of the United States on Saturday after a close victory over Republican Donald Trump, according to vote counts counted by CNN.
CNN reported that the president-elect is expected to address the United States at 8:00 p.m. ET (03:00 in South Africa) in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a Biden-Harris campaign statement.
California Senator Kamala Harris will be the first woman to serve as vice president and the first of South Asian descent.
The last time Americans waited this long for a winner to be announced was in 2000, Reuters reported.
Trump had been defiant when his chances of securing a second four-year term faded, making repeated and unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
The Palestinian Authority media made a compilation video, showing how previous presidential candidates accepted defeat.
The video includes George HW Bush wishing Bill Clinton well after his defeat in 1992, and John McCain praising Barack Obama in 2008.
AFP captured scenes of people celebrating outside the White House, following the news of Biden’s victory.
Meanwhile, as the count drew to a close, the AP filmed Trump leaving the White House.
He reportedly made his way to his Virginia golf club for the first time since late September.
