As voting continues for five key states, Democratic candidate Joe Biden edged out President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a key state in America’s presidential race. Most of the remaining ballots in Philadelphia are provisional and military, the Reuters news agency said, citing the Pennsylvania election commissioner. The final count could take several days, he also said.
Also in Georgia, Biden leads by 4,395 votes, with 99% of the estimated vote counted. Trump needs both Pennsylvania and Georgia to win a second term.
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Meanwhile, in Arizona, Trump gained ground in the narrow gap of less than 30,000 votes.
The state has about 173,000 ballots to count.
In Nevada, Biden has a 22,657 vote lead, with about 93% of the votes counted.
Here are some of the latest updates on the results of the 2020 US Presidential Election:
White House Chief of Staff Meadows has Covid-19
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who has frequently appeared at public events without wearing a mask, has been diagnosed with Covid-19. He regularly accompanied President Donald Trump in the last frenzied days of campaign rallies.
Trump Trails in Pennsylvania
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced the recount of the 9,288 additional votes, of which 7,300 went for Biden and 1,875 for Trump in Allegheny, a mostly Democratic county that continues to count its ballots.
We’re going to win Pennsylvania: Biden
As Biden edged closer to victory, he addressed American citizens and asked them to act restraint and calm while the votes were being counted. “We are going to win Pennsylvania,” he also said during the speech.
The Americans gave me a mandate to address the pandemic: Biden
The Americans had given him a mandate to address the coronavirus pandemic, the struggling economy, climate change and systemic racism.
“They made it clear that they want the country to unite, not continue to separate,” he also said.
The ‘magic number 270’
As the slow ballot count progresses, Trump’s chances of winning the race decline. You need 56 electoral college votes to reach 270 magic.
Trump goes for 4.1 million votes
In the national tally, Trump is behind by 4.1 million votes out of a record 147 million cast, according to Reuters.
Nancy Pelosi calls Joe Biden the ‘president-elect’
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has called Joe Biden the “president-elect” of the United States. Speaking to reporters, Pelosi said: “It is clear that the Biden-Harris ballot will win the White House … President-elect Biden has a strong mandate to lead … (it is) a happy day for our country. Joe Biden is a unifier, because he is determined to bring people together. “
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