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Voter counting continues in the US (Photo: REUTERS / Steve Marcus)
On Tuesday, November 3, the United States voted for the new president of the United States. Americans chose between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
This electoral race is not only highlighted by the fact that it is taking place in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, but also by the extensive summary due to the large number of ballots sent by mail, which take longer to process. NV briefly explains when the results of the US elections will be known in the world and what happens with the vote count.
Starting Thursday, November 5 in the morning Joe Biden can count on 253 electoral votes, while incumbent White House President Donald Trump in 214… To win, a candidate needs 270 votes.
Nowadays the fight continues for key states: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania… In the first two, the electoral preponderance is on the side of Biden, in the rest, the current president of the United States is in the lead.
In Pennsylvania, a particularly fierce battle is raging between candidates: a victory in that state secures 20 electoral votes, which could be the key to winning this election. Based on the results of the processing of 91% of the ballots, Biden is winning 48.1% there and Trump 50.7%. At the same time, the situation may turn in favor of a Democrat after counting all the “by mail” ballots in the state; most of them were delivered by Biden.
In the middle of the ongoing vote count The situation on the streets of America also escalated.For example, in the state of Arizona, armed Trump supporters surrounded the election commission building, succumbing to unsubstantiated rumors that their votes were allegedly not counted, writes Reuters.
Trump’s inner circle helps spread rumors and conspiracy theoriesOn Wednesday, the incumbent’s son, Eric, posted a video on his Twitter, which first appeared on an account associated with the far-right conspiracy movement QAnon. The video allegedly burned Trump’s ballots. It later turned out that these were just ballot samples, after which the social network banned the profile that first published the video.
Trump’s team continues to demand suspension of vote counting in key stateslike Pennsylvania and Michigan, arguing that the head of the White House is trying «steal votes “.
Right now, activists opposing Trump’s policies are taking to city streets and demanding to keep counting votes; Police have already arrested some of the protesters in New York City and Portland. In the near future, more than 100 more actions are planned across the United States.
Joe Biden, candidate of the Democratic Party, confident of his victory: The day before, you announced that you were winning enough states to get 270 electoral votes.
The result of the race for the presidency can be decided today, Thursday, November 5, but this will depend on how quickly the electoral commissions can count all the ballots.
