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In the United States, the electoral college confirms the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election
Joe Biden won the Grand Voters’ vote on Monday as expected, so he is now officially the President-elect of the United States. In a speech the evening, the Democrat called on the country to “turn the page” on the Trump presidency, which he accused of refusing to “respect the will of the people.” Unsurprisingly, the US electoral college endorsed, Monday, December 14, the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election of November 3 against Donald Trump.The vote of the great voters of California, state won very largely by Joe Biden with more than 63% of the votes, allowed the Democrat to cross the 270 vote mark, synonymous with victory. Before that, the members of the electoral college appointed by Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona, all states where Donald Trump tried in vain to to challenge the victory of his Democratic opponent in court, all voted for Joe Biden. “Turn the page” The former vice-president of Barack Obama, who will become on January 20 the 46th president in the history of the country, is expressed in the evening from his stronghold of Wilmington (Delaware). He called on the Americans to “turn the page” of the presidency of Donald Trump, who refuses to recognize the result of the poll by denouncing without proof the frauds of his adversaries. “This is an extreme position that we have never seen previously, “denounced Joe Biden, about the many legal actions taken without success by the Republican to invalidate the results. “A position that refused to respect the will of the people, to respect the rule of law, and refused to honor our Constitution,” said the Democrat. Joe Biden had until then refrained from attacking so head-on Donald Trump on the subject. “The integrity of our elections has been preserved. Now it is time to turn the page. To come together,” invited the future President of the United States. “The flame of democracy was kindled long ago in this country, “said the president-elect. “And we know that nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish this flame.” “In this battle for the soul of America, democracy has won.” This electoral college vote, which is usually only a formality, takes on considerable importance this year in the context of mistrust established by the offensive led by Donald Trump to have the electoral fraud of which he accuses the Democratic Party admitted in the courtrooms New deadline on January 6 The results of the November 3 election give Joe Biden a majority of 306 voters out of the 538 in the electoral college, a score well above the 270 it needs to be elected. Each state has a quota of delegates, the number of which varies according to the local population. All were to meet in federated capitals to vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden.Despite repeated calls from Donald Trump, the traditionally Republican states where the president has been overtaken by Joe Biden have largely ignored his wish to there. designate a parallel electoral college that would be favorable to him. Delegate ballots will be sent to Congress where an official count will be carried out on January 6 to set the election of Joe Biden in stone.Ultimate playing cardMonday’s solemn stage now crossed, a greater number of elected Republican will agree to finally recognize the victory of Joe Biden? It’s possible. One of them, Republican Senator Rob Portman, took the step on Monday: “Although I supported President Trump, the Electoral College vote today makes it clear now that Joe Biden is the elected president. “But it is unlikely that Donald Trump will fall into line, especially since according to the polls, a large majority of his voters do not consider the Democrat as a legitimate winner. He could try to take advantage of the complexity of an institutional process that stretches in length for a last standstill: some elected officials close to him plan to contest the results when Congress will be called upon to provide a final validation on January 6. . However, the process has virtually no chance of success. In a scathing editorial, the Wall Street Journal said it was time for Donald Trump to change his posture. “There is a time to fight and there is a time to recognize defeat,” he said. With AFP and Reuters
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