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After celebrating his victory against Donald Trump, Joe Biden focused on Sunday preparations for his arrival at the White House in 73 days, with the fight against the pandemic as a priority, while the Republican president reiterated his refusal to accept the results.
The democrat received congratulations from various leaders around the world – with exceptions such as Mexico and Brazil – while the outgoing president continues not to grant him victory, alleging “fraud” in the election, without providing evidence.
“Since when are the embarrassing mainstream media (to use a pun) who call the next president the winner?” Trump complained in a tweet.
Trump plans to redouble his judicial offensive to challenge the results in the next week, according to his attorney Rudy Giuliani, who claimed there is “a lot of evidence” of fraud.
But it seems that these demands are not going to go long and were ignored by Democratic voters, who since Saturday have been celebrating Biden’s victory on the streets of big cities.
Former Republican President George W. Bush called Biden to congratulate him on his victory in an election that he described as “honest” and with a “clear” result.
Biden and the vice president-elect, Kamala harris, published on the BuildBackBetter.com website the details of their transition plan that revolves around four axes: the fight against covid-19, economic recovery, racial equity and climate change.
“The team that is being formed will face the challenges starting on the first day”, he said in reference to January 20, the day he assumed power.
The covid-19 pandemic -which leaves more than 237,000 dead in the United States- will be at the center of its actions and this Monday it will form a group of experts to develop a national plan in order to stop the virus that can be implemented from the first day of his mandate.
Another important axis is the promise to cancel the process of withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), launched by Trump, and return to the Paris Climate Agreement to limit the emissions that cause climate change.
In addition, the Democrat promised to annul the Republican’s immigration decree that prohibits the entry into the country of citizens of several Muslim countries.
Uncertainty about majority in the Senate
Trump’s attitude in the coming days will weigh on Biden’s ability to act before January 20.
Biden and Harris – the first woman to become the country’s vice presidency – must begin working on shaping their cabinet, which is expected to give women and minority figures a prominent place.
In tune with your discourse on unity, there is also speculation about the inclusion of representatives of the most left wing of his partyNot forgetting the centrists and perhaps even some Republicans.
However, that decision will be subject to how the Senate is formed. In this legislature that ends, Republicans hold a majority in the Upper House with 53 of the 100 seats.
In this election, in which 35 seats were renewed, Democrats lost one and seized two from Republicans.
But the scrutiny in two states remains to be completed and a second round will be necessary in Georgia because neither candidate reached the threshold to be elected. The election will be held on January 5, along with the election of the second senator for this state.
The Senate will be crucial in the response to the acute economic crisis caused by COVID-19, which left millions unemployed and profound damage to the US economy.
Before the elections, the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives and the government failed to reach an agreement to launch a new aid plan to supplement the $ 3 trillion package approved in March.
Given the slim chances of reaching an agreement prior to the change of command, those negotiations would be a first test for the Biden administration if Republicans retain a majority in the Senate.
This would also allow Republicans to eventually block nominations for the new government.
No congratulations from AMLO or Bolsonaro
Many of the world leaders ignored the Republican appeals presented by Trump in court and congratulated Biden on his victory, with two notable exceptions in Latin America: the presidents of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.
López Obrador indicated that he will wait for the resolution of “legal issues” to pronounce himself and Bolsonaro remained silent.
Michael Shifter, president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue, said it’s hard to understand why López Obrador has so far refused to congratulate Biden as president-elect.
“It is true that AMLO got along surprisingly well with Trump,” the expert told AFP, calling that position “myopic and self-destructive.”
“For Mexico this is not an auspicious start with the new government”Shifter pointed out.
For the expert, Bolsonaro’s decision is more understandable because he and Trump have enjoyed a great “ideological and temperamental affinity”, but it is equally “myopic.”
In United States, serving Republican politicians have not broken ranks, save for a few common wayward, like Senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Powerful Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged Trump on Fox Network not to acknowledge his defeat.
“Trump has not lost. Mr. President, don’t give in, fight hard, ”he added.
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