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After days of waiting, the time came on Saturday at 5:30 pm Swiss time: CNN television station and other major media outlets unanimously declared Democratic challenger Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election. 2020. With the outcome of the state of Pennsylvania, the long wait came to an end.
Relief over Biden’s victory could be seen in CNN political commentator Van Jones. A few minutes after the decision, he screamed live, how relieved he was by that. “Now I can tell my children that good character counts.”
The joy of one, the pain of the other: Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani criticized the count in Pennsylvania at a press conference. The elections are not over yet. Without presenting any evidence, Giuliani claimed that hundreds of thousands of ballots were questionable.
Just seconds after electoral victory was declared, cheers broke out in many large cities. On the streets of New York, people were clapping, shouting and cheering. Even after an hour, the constant applause hadn’t ended.
Television stations also showed images of Philadelphia with people partying. Protesters gathered outside the White House in Washington also cheered.
US President Donald Trump heard the news of his electoral defeat while visiting his golf club in Virginia. Before returning to the White House, reporters reported that dozens of Biden and Trumps supporters had gathered outside the golf club entrance.
Trump supporters gathered in various cities and stressed that the election for them had not yet been decided. Slogans such as “electoral transparency” and “no electoral fraud” could be read on the posters.
At 2 am Swiss time, the newly elected president of the United States and his vice president took the big stage for the victory speech. Kamala Harris made the start. He thanked the American people for the election result and spoke of a “new day for America.” Democracy should not be taken for granted.
Then Joe Biden spoke. The new president said he wanted to reunite the country. “There were no blue or red states, just the United States.” He would rule as an American president, not as a Democrat. Addressing Trump supporters, he said he understood their disappointment. He himself suffered some defeats. “Let’s give ourselves a chance.”
Joe Biden becomes the oldest American president of all time. Biden has experience, having helped shape American politics for five decades. During his time in the Senate, he distinguished himself as a bridge builder. As a presidential candidate, Biden failed twice, but then served as Barack Obama’s vice president for eight years.
Kamala Harris was the first woman, the first black woman, and the first American with indigenous roots to be elected vice president of the United States, and for many she is the bearer of hope for the elections. With Biden’s decision for Harris, he paved the way for a black American president in the not-too-distant future.
International reactions to Joe Biden’s election victory vary. Many leaders have already congratulated Joe. However, Biden’s victory is not as well received everywhere, as the evaluations of our correspondents show.
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