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On November 3, people saw the results of the vote counting in real time in Times Square, New York, USA Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, November 4 (Reporter Deng Xianlai and Xu Jianmei) Voting for the 2020 United States General Election ended on the night of 3 local time, and the counting of votes began immediately. After a night of waiting, Americans did not wait for a definitive result on who will be their next president.
According to preliminary votes and calculations by the main US media, the Republican presidential candidate, current President Trump, the Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden are in an extreme impasse. Obtain the 270 electoral votes necessary to be elected president. Biden is slightly ahead in the number of electoral votes that Arizona, one of the “changing states” has won and won, but Trump also won the two “changing states” of Florida and Ohio, and counted the votes in several The “state of affairs. swing “still in progress is temporarily ahead.
On November 3, people waited for the election results near the White House in Washington, U.S. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie
According to media reports, the reason why it is difficult for major “swing states” like Pennsylvania and Michigan to complete the counting of votes on Election Day night is mainly due to factors such as the new corona epidemic. which has led to an increase in the number of votes sent by mail and early voting, which has increased the difficulty and requirements of statistics. time.
In the early morning of the 4th, Biden was the first to give a short speech saying that he was full of confidence in winning because a large number of votes were still being counted, and he hoped that the majority of voters would remain patient. Later, Trump also delivered a speech, saying he believed he “really won the election” but alleged that fraud may have occurred and that he would appeal to the Federal Supreme Court to resolve it. Biden’s field responded by stating that his legal team was prepared to deal with “the president’s threat to prevent the vote counting from continuing.”
On November 3, workers installed protective panels for a store in New York, United States, Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying.
Due to the intertwining of issues such as the new crown epidemic, political polarization, and racial conflict, the 2020 U.S. elections are extremely complex, intense, and fraught with uncertainty. Before the elections, many media and individuals were concerned that the election results could be delayed, causing controversy and causing chaos and confusion. The US media commented on the 4th that the stalemate on election night further showed the serious division of American society and public opinion.
On November 3, people saw the results of the vote counting in real time in Times Square, New York, USA, photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying.
The general elections on the 3rd also saw the re-election of hundreds of members of the Senate and House of Representatives and more than ten governors and other local officials. As of press time, there are still dozens of votes in Congress still in progress.
