Joe Biden is 6 votes away from being president of the United States of America. With his victories in major states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, Biden has secured 264 votes in the electoral college, out of the 270 needed to be declared the winner. The Democratic nominee must win in only one state to be placed in charge of the White House. Meanwhile Donald Trump has secured 214 votes.
Counts are still going on in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona. Trump has an edge in Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Associated Press and other news organizations, including the conservative Fox News network, declared Biden the winner in Arizona - a major victory for Democrats in a country that has traditionally been Republican.
Meanwhile the current president warned that he would launch lawsuits to stop the counting of votes in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Trump supporters protested at a polling station in Detroit calling on officials to stop counting in Michigan, while in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump supporters demanded that officials continue counting.
Despite the current results where Biden is in the lead, it is still possible for Donald Trump to win. Alaska has not yet announced a winner, but clearly the result is in Trump's favor. Thus, his electoral college votes go to 217. In order to secure the other 53 votes needed, Trump must fly to Nevada (6 votes), North Carolina (15), Georgia (16) and Pennsylvania (20). ).
Burimet: Associated Press, Guardian, USA Today
