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The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, does not want to block the formal confirmation of the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential elections of the Congress. The Pence announced Wednesday at the opening of the congress session, in which the results of the elections will be certified. The current incumbent, Donald Trump, who lost in the election, had publicly asked his deputy to prevent confirmation.
The constitution prevents him from deciding “unilaterally” “which votes should be counted and which ones should not,” Pence said. Shortly before, Trump had appealed to his deputy to avoid electoral certification. “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we will win the election,” Trump said Wednesday in front of thousands of protesters in Washington. Pence has the “absolute right” not to confirm Biden’s election victory, he said. “Mike Pence will have to defend us, and if he doesn’t, it will be a sad day for our country.”
The day before, Trump had already stated on the Twitter online service that the vice president had the “power” to avoid a “fraudulently elected voter.” In fact, the vice president has no authority to reject the result of an election.
Expected objections
Certification of congressional elections is usually a formality in the United States. However, several Republicans on Wednesday presented an initiative to prevent Biden’s electoral victory from being recognized in the state of Arizona. The objection forced the two houses of congress to withdraw to separate sessions. Objections are debated there for up to two hours. Then it is voted whether the representatives of the people will follow the objections or not.
Disruptive action has no prospect of success. Both houses of Congress would have to agree to an objection, which is considered impossible in view of the majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.
In Washington, thousands of Trump supporters protested the impending confirmation of Biden’s election victory by the US Congress. Members of right-wing extremist groups and self-defense groups also participated in the event titled “March to Save America” near the White House. In a speech to his supporters, Trump repeated baseless accusations that he had been misled in his election victory.
Meanwhile, President-elect Biden, who will take office on January 20, campaigned for unity in the country. After two runoff elections for the United States Senate in Georgia, where there was a Democratic majority in Congress, Biden said: “The American people want action and they want unity. I am more optimistic than ever that we can do both.” . (apa, afp, reu)
