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“The United States runs the risk of having an illegitimate president. But the battle is not over yet ”. Donald Trump, even after the coup he received from the Supreme Court that wiped out the last hopes of overturning the response from the polls, gives the impression of not giving up in the face of defeat. But the drama of the most controversial US presidential election in history is now at the end of the credits, with the Electoral College set to officially elect Joe Biden as the new US president in the next few hours.
It is a passage that in normal times represents little more than a formality, but this year assumes not only a high symbolic value but also an unprecedented institutional significance. And it could not be otherwise after a five-week judicial offensive carried out by the White House in a sensationalist attempt to reverse the result of the vote.
The attempt failed miserably, with the former vice president now blocking the result that should come from the ballots of 306 important voters versus 232 for Trump, as emerged on Election Day on Nov. 3.
Although the US constitution does address the case of ‘cheating voters’, given Biden’s advantage, it is difficult to think of unexpected surprises. Also because the large voters in the different states of the United States are chosen by the candidates or their parties: among the most illustrious names in this round, Bill and Hillary Clinton in New York State and Stacey Abrams in Georgia. On Trump’s side, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a possible Republican candidate in 2024, stands out.
The votes cast in each state, once counted, will be certified and sent immediately to the President of the Senate, Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. While the cards must physically arrive in Washington before January 23.
The official count with the proclamation of the new president and the new vice president will be made in plenary session by the new Congress on January 6, three days after taking office. At that point, everything will be ready for Inauguration Day on January 20, when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in and take possession of the White House.
Meanwhile, political tensions in the country remain on alert. At ‘Trump marches’ organized by supporters of the outgoing president in many American cities, there have been clashes and violence, including in the capital Washington, a stone’s throw from the White House, where there have been injuries and arrests. Police forces in many cases managed to restore order with difficulty when they came into contact with far-right militants who had infiltrated pro-Trump protesters and members of the Antifa group. Several stabbings were carried out, while in Olympia, the capital of Washington state, shots also erupted with one wounded and one person arrested.
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