Democrat Joe Biden to be 46th US president, Kamala Harris his Vice President, several news outlets projected on Saturday. Voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s turbulent leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation.
When the former vice president enters the White House on January 20, the oldest person to assume the office at age 78, he likely will face a difficult task governing in a deeply polarised Washington, underscored by a record nationwide voter turnout in a fight to the finish.
His projected victory came after four days of nail-biting suspense over the outcome of Tuesday’s election, with the counting of votes in a handful of battlefield states ongoing thanks to a flood of mail-in ballots.
A contestant needed 270 electoral votes to triumph. Biden led the race since Tuesday, with the gap between him and Trump bit by bit widening over the last five days. On Saturday, the crucial state of Pennsylvania was called for him, putting him on track to succeed the battle with a total of 273 electoral votes.
Biden said earlier that he expected to win the race but stopped short of giving a victory speech. A Trump adviser acknowledged on Friday that the race had tilted against Trump, but said the president was not ready to admit defeat.
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