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The time has come for elections in the United States. Americans vote for the next president of the United States. Will Republican Donald Trump be re-elected? Or will Democrat Joe Biden be elected? What do the polls say? When will we have exit polls? When will we know the result?
Due to the peculiarity of the American electoral system, the confrontation is very ambiguous. After all, in 2016, then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had received more votes than Donald Trump in sheer numbers, nationally, but lost the electorate.
The United States is preparing for a long night of waiting for results, which in some cases may be long overdue.
The counting of votes will begin as soon as the polls close in some districts of Kentucky and Indiana, at 6:00 p.m. local time (01:00 Greek time).
Live the 2020 American elections
See developments in the US minute by minute via iefimerida.gr in a live stream:
When will we know the winner?
Officially, the United States does not announce the winner until the results are validated, which can take up to a week. However, traditionally, the mainstream media announce the winner overnight, based on the six polls per region.
Ronald Reagan’s victory in 1980 was announced at 03:15 (Greek time), but Trump’s victory in 2016 was delayed and announced only when it was determined that he was defeating Pennsylvania.
In 2000, when George W. Bush won, the election result was judged by the Supreme Court, after 36 days.
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