302 electoral votes were cast for Biden and 232 for Trump, according to another tally on Monday. Victory requires 270 votes.

Biden Won, Trump Is Still Fighting: 2020 US Presidential Election

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3. The competition between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was very close in several states, so it turned out only on November 7 that Joe Biden would be the 46th president of the United States. Follow the events and possible consequences of the prolonged presidential election on hvg.hu.

With the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden confirmed in local time on Monday afternoon, an electoral body met in all 50 United States states and the capital, Washington, to formally elect the president of the United States.

the AP According to a summary by the US news agency, 302 local voters voted for Biden on Monday afternoon and 232 for President Donald Trump. Elections for the presidency require 270 electoral votes.

A Reuters The news agency, after receiving 55 votes from the state of California, reported that Biden had indeed received more than 270 electoral votes. Votes will be officially announced on January 6, two weeks before the new president takes office, at a joint meeting of the two houses of Congress, which will be chaired by Vice President Mike Pence.

Electoral elections are usually a mere formality in the U.S. presidential election process, but they have gained prominence this year because Donald Trump refused to acknowledge defeat, alleged widespread fraud, and filed various lawsuits against the result, but to no avail. Incidentally, Trump has never been able to provide conclusive evidence of the alleged fraud.



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