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Trump’s victory in the presidential election in America has been confirmed today. After counting of votes, Vice President Kamala Harris has declared Donald Trump the winner. Trump’s victory was decided on November 6, but it was officially announced today.
Electoral College votes were counted in a joint session of the US Parliament on Capitol Hill. The process was chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris as she is the chairperson of the Senate.
Presidential elections were held in America on 5 November. Trump had won in this. Trump got 312 electoral votes while his opponent Kamala got only 226 electoral votes. To win the election, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes.
Trump will now take the oath of office on January 20. Fencing has been erected around Capitol Hill and heavy security has been deployed for the joint session and Trump’s swearing-in ceremony later this month.
Presidential elections in America are held in 3 phases
Representatives of the states together elect the President
In America, the public elects electors (representatives of the states). These electors are elected on the basis of popular vote i.e. public vote. When the public votes, they do not vote directly for the President, rather they vote for the electors of their state.
Many electors together form the electoral college. The Electoral College elects the President. 538 electors are selected in the US presidential election. The number of electors selected varies from state to state.
The interesting thing here is that ‘Winner Take All’ system works in American elections. This means that if a candidate gets more than 50% of the popular votes in a state, then all the electoral votes of that state are considered to have gone to that candidate. For example, the maximum number of people voted for Trump in Pennsylvania, so Trump got all the electors there (19).
Electors have no work other than electing the President.
The Electoral College is an electoral body formed to elect the President and Vice-President of the United States. The Electoral College meets in the month of December. In this, the elected electors of each state meet in their respective county or state and formally vote for the President.
Electoral votes are certified by state election officials and then sent to Congress. Next on January 6, both the houses (Senate and House of Representatives) gather in Capitol Hill i.e. the US Parliament.
The President of the US Senate is the Vice President. Currently, this post is with Kamala Harris, so she will start counting the votes of the Electoral College. They will get documents to read the election results of every state.
Kamala Harris (left) is currently the Vice President, so the Electoral College votes for Trump (right) will be counted under her supervision.
When the Vice President reads out the votes of the Electoral College, it is also recorded. If any objection arises, it is considered in both the houses. When all the votes are counted, it is announced who has been elected President and Vice President. To become President it is necessary to get 270 electoral votes.
If we compare with India, just as the Prime Minister is elected by the votes of the MPs, in the same way the President is elected in America by the votes of the electors. However, unlike the MPs of India, America’s electors have no other job than electing the President.
Trump’s confirmation, the same day Capitol Hill violence took place
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election will be officially announced after the Electoral College votes are counted. On this very day, 4 years ago, Joe Biden was declared the next President in 2021.
After this, Trump supporters stormed Washington’s Capitol Hill and clashed with the police present there. Many rioters broke the security arrangements and entered inside Capitol Hill and broke the glass windows.
A total of 5 people were killed in this violence. Among them was a Capitol Hill police employee. The reason behind this violence was considered to be Donald Trump’s statement in which he had asked his supporters to march towards Capitol Hill. After the violence, an impeachment motion was also brought against Trump. He became the first President in American history to be impeached twice.
Trump has promised that he will pardon more than 1250 accused of Capitol violence as soon as he becomes president.
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters attacked Capitol Hill (US Parliament) and vandalized it.
Trump will meet Joe Biden before the oath If Donald Trump is elected President after the counting of electoral votes on January 6, he will take the oath of office on January 20. Before the eclipse, Trump will traditionally meet current President Joe Biden.
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