Joe Biden becomes 46th president, Kamala Harris first woman vice president

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Published: 2020-11-07 18:41

Last Updated: 2024-04-22 10:39


Joe Biden becomes 46th president, Kamala Harris first woman vice president
Joe Biden becomes 46th president, Kamala Harris first woman vice president

 

Joe Biden Saturday defeated Donald Trump in the race to the White House, according to American media, in a victory that marks a historic turning point for America and the world after four years of a presidential term full of political conflicts and confusion.

After four days of anticipation, the Democratic candidate and former Vice President to Barack Obama was declared winning by winning 273 of the top voters, which is the required threshold for winning the presidency, thanks to the votes of the state of Pennsylvania.

For the first time in its history, the United States has elected a woman to the vice presidency, Kamala Harris, 56, who will also be the first black woman to hold the position.

Trump did not admit his defeat at the present time and does not know whether he intends to continue to contest the results and allegations of fraud, of which no evidence has yet been provided, while his camp seemed to accept Biden winning a four-year term.

He will be the first US president to serve a single term since Republican George HW Bush in 1992.

Whatever Trump's position, the constitution provides for the transfer of power on January 20 at noon.

Before that date, states must confirm their results, with the top 538 electors meeting in December to formally appoint the president.

"The American authorities are fully capable of expelling the intruders of the White House," Biden spokesman Andrew Bates declared this week.

Biden, who was a deputy to Obama for eight years from 2009 to 2017, wagered on a moderate election campaign in which he addressed the workers, to bring him to the White House, and this bet was correct.

Biden wrested from Trump three industrial states that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton lost in the last elections four years ago, namely Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, a state he described Friday evening as "the heart of this nation."

Saturday ahead of Trump in Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, according to partial results.

The counting of votes has continued since Tuesday in these states due to the exceptional number of votes sent by mail, according to a method encouraged by the health crisis in light of the outbreak of the coronavirus.