9:41 – Young people in New York celebrated Biden’s election turn in Pennsylvania and Georgia on Friday night local time (six hours less than in the Czech Republic). People danced in Washington Square Park and then took to the streets. Other cities are also announcing the celebrations of Biden’s supporters.
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But Trump’s supporters also made themselves known. Reuters has previously reported a gathering of several hundred people in Detroit, some of whom did not hide their weapons. The crowd reportedly chanted “We won!”.
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Similar scenes have been reported from a polling station in Phoenix, where the outcome of the Arizona election is being decided. Protesters at census halls indicated that they believed Trump’s unsubstantiated allegations of massive election fraud.
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7:01 – In his speech, Biden promised to fight the covid-19 pandemic from the “first day” of the presidency. According to him, the situation in the United States is worrying in this regard. The United States has the highest coronavirus infections and the highest deaths in covid patients in the world. In addition to the pandemic, Biden wants to focus on economic recovery, severely affected by the coronavirus crisis, climate change and systemic racism.
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Live: The United States elects the next president
06:40 – According to a Reuters report, the closest to the publication are in Georgii, where they have already counted 99 percent of the votes. Biden gained a slight lead over the past day, with voters giving him 49.4 percent and Trump 49.3 percent.
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Also in Pennsylvania the situation turned in Biden’s favor – after adding 96 percent of the vote, he gets 49.5 percent, the current president 49.2 percent.
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V Nevada is also in Biden’s lead after 93 percent of the vote, with 49.8 percent compared to Trump’s 48 percent. The former vice president of the USA still has the upper hand in Arizona, where they counted 94 percent of the vote – Biden’s support is 49.8 percent, Trump’s 48.7 percent.
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6:30 – So far, according to the Edison Research news agency, Biden leads with a ratio of 253 votes of so-called voters to 214 in favor of Trump. 270 votes are needed to win the presidency.
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