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In the United States, vote counting continues in presidential elections and the outcome is unclear. Joe Biden is currently in the lead with a slight lead, but the count is still ongoing in many states.
The main struggle took place in four “decisive” states: North Carolina (15 electoral votes), Georgia (16 votes), Pennsylvania (20 votes) and Nevada (6 votes). Trump is leading the way in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Biden is in Nevada. To date, Biden receives 264 electoral votes, Trump 214.
Key states delay the count
This year, many Americans voted by mail, so the counting process was delayed and still continues.
Vote counting in Arizona can continue until the end of this week. At the moment, some 450 thousand ballots remain unprocessed. According to preliminary results, Joe Biden wins in this state, ahead of Donald Trump by 2% of the vote.
In the “faltering” state of Georgia, with 16 electoral college votes, more than 47,000 ballots remain to be counted, said state election commission spokesman Gabriel Sterling. According to their forecasts, the processing of the ballots cannot be completed before 10 days after the day of the elections.
According to the latest data, current US President Donald Trump leads the vote in Georgia, but Democratic rival Joe Biden is gradually catching up.
The authorities of Nevada, where John Biden surpasses Donald Trump by 0.9% (about 11 thousand votes), will provide new data on the vote count on November 6, various media reported. In the state, about 89 percent of the votes are counted. At the same time, at a news conference, a representative from the Clark County State Elections Commission said the count could be delayed until Nov. 12.
Recall that Biden now has 264 electoral votes. A victory in Nevada will earn you six more votes and an overall victory in the presidential election. This requires 270 electoral votes.
Trump says he wants to “steal the election”
According to Trump, there is a “great scam” in the counting of votes in the United States. Trump called for the count to be stopped and also announced the filing of lawsuits in all states where Biden is considered the winner.
Trump claims to have “won in many critical states.” In addition, he also accused the media and pressure groups of “interference in the elections.” The president claims that the electoral commissions counted “illegal votes.”
The White House president also accused “big media, big money and big technology” of being against him and the Democrats.
In turn, Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden said in a televised speech that he had no doubts about his victory. He asked for patience.
Investigation of violations
The United States Special Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the use of White House resources by the Donald Trump administration for its own purposes during the election campaign. Intelligence agencies will verify whether Hatch’s law has been violated.
Democrat Bill Pascrell, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said the office responded to his request for an investigation and said a special unit will determine whether Hatch’s law, which prohibits officials from making political statements, has been violated. public.
Additionally, the US Department of Justice has approved the use of armed officers to investigate counting fraud. The decision was made bypassing the electoral law, which prohibits the presence of federal officials on election day.
The clarification from the Justice Department came shortly after US President Donald Trump’s statement about his intention to challenge the voter count in some states in court and even stop this process there.
Results Friday morning
In total, the winners remain undefined in 6 states: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Alaska.
As of 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 6, Trump leads Georgia: 49.4% to Biden’s 49.3%. In North Carolina, Trump has 50%, Biden has 48.6%. Pennsylvania, where 49.5% have already voted for Trump and 49.2% for Biden. In Alaska, Trump has 62.9%, Biden 33%.
Biden, in turn, occupies a leadership position in Nevada 49.4% compared to 48.5% for Trump. In Arizona, the Democratic candidate has 50.1% and the head of the White House 48.5%.
Note that turnout in general elections in the United States was the highest in 120 years. According to preliminary information, 160 million people voted in the elections.
In the RBC-Ukraine material “Captain America. Who will win the US presidential election”, you can read about the complexity of the current US elections.
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