Joe Biden’s election victory in Georgia confirmed

In the US state of Georgia, the highest-ranking election official confirmed the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger authenticated the final result of 2.47 million votes for Biden, 2.46 million votes for President Donald Trump and for the third candidate Jo Jorgensen, who obtained 62,138 votes this Friday. After repeatedly counting the votes by hand, Biden had a 12,670 vote or 0.25 percentage point lead.

Raffensperger told a news conference that he had worked as an engineer his entire life and therefore lived by the motto that numbers don’t lie. “As Secretary of State, I believe that the figures we present today are correct. The figures reflect the judgment of the people, and not a decision of the Secretary of State’s Office, the courts or one of the election campaigns. “

A birthday present for Biden

By law in Georgia, Raffensperger had to confirm the election results Friday night. Governor Brian Kemp now has until Saturday night to approve the state’s 16 voters. A presidential candidate needs the votes of at least 270 voters to enter the White House. Biden has a total of 306 behind him, Trump 232. It was the first time since 1992 that a Democratic presidential candidate won the Georgia election.

With confirmation of the election result, Trump’s campaign team now has two business days to request a recount, as the lead is within 0.5 percentage points. To do this, scanners would be used to read and count the votes.

For Biden, the confirmation of the Georgia election result came on his 78th birthday. Despite his honor day, he met in person with the top Democrats in Congress: Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate Chief Chuck Schumer. Biden promised them a collaboration in the Oval Office. Before the meeting, all parties announced that the fight against the coronavirus pandemic was a priority. According to Biden’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the three are already working to get an aid package from the crown through Congress this year.

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has proposed reallocating $ 455 billion previously unspent on a new crown package. The offer came after McConnell met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday. For months, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been unable to agree on new aid in the Corona crisis, mainly arguing about the amount of the possible package.

In addition to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, Biden’s biggest hurdle in transitioning to the presidency is likely incumbent Donald Trump, who still refuses to work. Yet discontent with Trump’s attempts to overturn Biden’s election victory is growing in the Republican ranks. On Friday, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander asked the Trump administration to provide the Biden team with all the information necessary for the transition. “This should apply in particular to the distribution of a vaccine (possible coronavirus), for example,” Alexander said.