With 266 out of 270 electoral votes, Donald Trump is one step away from victory. After North Carolina and Georgia, he also won in Pennsylvania, in three of the seven swing states where presidential elections are decided. That was enough for him to declare victory
08:32
Donald Trump gives a victory speech and declares his victory.
"This is the greatest political movement of all time," the former US president said as he addressed his enthusiastic supporters at the Convention Center in Palm Beach, Florida.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump with his wife Melania and son Barron celebrates his victory in Palm Beach, Florida / Photo: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
"We will help our country heal again," "we are making history for a reason" because "America's golden age is coming" and we will "make it great again," Trump said.
We control the Senate again, he exclaimed, and it looks like we will win in the House of Representatives as well.
"Americans have regained control of their country," Trump said, adding that many people told him that God spared him for a reason when he was assassinated to save America.
He repeatedly repeated that he would deal with his opponents and that he would "prosecute" them.
08:15
After North Carolina and Georgia, Donald Trump also won in Pennsylvania, in three of the seven swing states where presidential elections are decided.
He now has 266 of the 270 electoral votes he needs to win.
Kamala Harris won 187 electoral votes.
CNN is already analyzing where the current vice president of the USA went wrong.
07:13
Republicans won the majority in the Senate with 51 mandates. Democrats have 41 senators.
In parallel with the presidential elections, the elections for the Congress are held: in the Senate, 34 out of 100 senators are elected, in the House of Representatives, all 435 mandates are elected.
06:37
CNN declared Donald Trump's victory in Georgia, with North Carolina the other swing state in which the presidential race is decided.
The former president now has 246 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
Kamala Harris has won 182 electoral votes so far.
Trump leads in the remaining swing states.
05.46
Celebration at Donald Trump's headquarters. He won in North Carolina, one of seven swing states where the fate of the presidential election is decided.
Trump leads in the remaining six swing states.
CNN analysts say that at this moment it is better to be in the shoes of the former president than the current vice president of the USA.
Donald TrumpPhoto: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
It's pretty quiet at Kamala Harris' headquarters, reports CNN. They say that nothing is over yet, that in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, the results are too close to declare a winner.
These states will decide who will enter the White House in January 2025, together they carry 93 electoral votes.
The former US president leads with 230 electoral votes, the current vice president has 182. 270 are needed to win.
5:34
Trump definitely won in North Carolina. For now, it also leads in other wavering states.
Harris won as expected in the far west, in California, Oregon and Washington state, but without at least three swing states remaining, that will mean little to her.
5:02
Wavering states are consolidating their support for Trump. The votes are still being counted.
At this moment, the New York Times gives an 89 percent chance of Trump winning.
4:31
Votes are being counted slowly in swing states where Trump is mostly leading very narrowly for now. These are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Arizona. There is not enough data in Nevada yet.
02:46
So far there are no surprises.
In swing states, Trump leads in Georgia and has taken the lead in North Carolina. In Pennsylvania, the counting has begun and Kamala Harris is leading the way.
So far, it is certain that both candidates will win in a number of states that are favorable to them from the start.
Harris can enroll Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Trump is certainly counting on Wyoming, West Virginia, South Dakota, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Indiana, Florida, Arkansas and Alabama.
00:59
The first projections are coming, and here we will stick to those presented by the AP agency.
According to them, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky voted for Trump as expected and comfortably, and Vermont for Harris.
One of the key states, Georgia, according to the current count, is leaning towards Trump, and North Carolina is going towards Harris.
23: 20:
Democratic candidate Kamal Harris called on citizens in Washington to vote. She will stay in the capital and monitor the outcome there.
The polling stations are starting to close soon, in some countries voting continues until morning CET.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinKamala Harris is calling people to vote
22:30
A Pennsylvania court has allowed voting in Cambria County until 22 p.m. local time. Voting time has been extended due to a software error in the counting machines.
That district supports Trump roughly 70-30, and Pennsylvania could be a swing state.
21:20
When do the polls close?
The first key state where the polls close is Georgia, at 01:00 a.m. ET. Half an hour later, polls in North Carolina will close.
The last polling stations will be closed at 07:00 on Wednesday.
It is estimated that Trump will be led to the presidency by victories in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, and Kamala Harris by results in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. .
20:45
FBI: Bomb threats sent by Russians
The FBI says there have been "bomb threats" at polling places in several states and that many "appear to originate from Russian domains."
"None of the threats so far have been credible," it said.
Hoax bomb threats have reportedly been received in Georgia, and the FBI says election integrity is its highest priority and is working closely with state and local law enforcement.
19:45
Higher output compared to 2020.
So far, 83 million Americans have voted, according to the latest data from 48 states and the District of Columbia compiled by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist.
This is more than half of the approximately 158 million votes counted in the 2020 presidential election, but is significantly lower than the total number of primary votes that year, when approximately 70 percent of voters chose to vote by mail or earlier in person.
18:50
Who would Serbia vote for?
Polls have been published on how Europeans would vote in the American elections.
The results of a survey conducted in October 2024 by the international association Gallup International in 43 countries around the world show that the biggest support for Kamala Harris is in Denmark, where 85% of respondents said they would vote for her, followed by Finland (82%). Sweden (81%) and Norway (81%).
The highest support for Trump is in Serbia (59%), Hungary (49%), Bulgaria (49%) and Kazakhstan (44%).
18:40
Trump voted in Florida
Donald Trump used his right to vote in Florida,
After the vote, he said he was pleased with the large turnout, saying he was "very honored" to learn of the long lines.
He said he felt "very confident," adding that he felt the Republicans were showing strength and that he heard they were "doing very well."
Donald and Melania Trump at the polls
18:30
The latest predictions from the bookmakers
The bookmaker "Polymarket" overnight changed the odds for the presidential elections in the USA and now Donald Trump has a significant advantage over Kamala Harris.
Currently, according to data from "Polymarket", Donald Trump has a 61,7 percent chance of winning, and Kamala Harris 38,4 percent.
Photo: APVoting in Ohio)
16.24
The shift of Latin Americans from Democrats to Republicans is on the rise
The long-standing electoral advantage Democrats held among Latino voters living in the US is still in decline, and could play a key role in the vulnerability of the party's candidate, Kamala Harris, and congressional Democrats in key swing states.
As reported by ABC, Latinos make up about 15 percent of the voting population, are mostly conservative and favor stricter reform of US immigration policy, according to an ABC analysis.
Some polls indicate that Latin American evangelicals accept American nationalism and are repelled by identity politics, so they could support Republican candidate Donald Trump.
16.01
The campaigns of Trump and Harris and the withdrawal of Biden
After a months-long campaign marked by the withdrawal of incumbent President Joseph Biden from the race and two assassination attempts on Donald Trump, many voters have already taken advantage of the opportunity to vote early in person or by mail.
Together with those who will go to the polls on November 5, they will decide whether to give a new chance to the former president or to elect the first woman and the first member of a minority to head the USA.
Photo: AP Photo/Matt Kelley, FileWithdrawal from Joe Biden's campaign
15.07
Fewer and fewer people believe the results
A September 2024 poll by the Gallup Public Opinion Research Institute showed that 19 percent of people do not trust the legality of the election, nor the legitimacy of the election results. In 2004, there were only six percent of them, reports Deutsche Welle.
Distrust is more widespread among Republicans - only 28 percent of them believe that everything will be done properly in the elections. In 2020, they were 44 percent, and four years earlier, when Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, 55 percent of Republicans believed in fair and legal elections.
"If your candidate wins, you tend to assume that the election went well," says Cobb.
The reason Republican confidence has dropped significantly since 2020 is because Trump and his supporters are adamant that the 2020 election was "stolen." By manipulating the results, Trump was robbed of the victory that belonged to him, they claim. That claim was debunked after a meticulous vote count and after many court rulings, but Trump still refuses to admit that he lost then.
Photo: AP Photo/Rajanish KakadeGreat interest in the elections all over the world
15.04
In Washington, security measures have been stepped up ahead of the elections
At some companies near the White House in Washington, the windows are covered with boards, ahead of the November 5 presidential election.
The city is on alert for possible unrest during and after the vote.
The head of the police force said there were "no serious threats" but additional measures were taken to protect ballot boxes and polling stations.
14.52
Kamala Harris Election Day Post
Democratic candidate in the presidential elections in the United States and the current vice president Kamala Harris announced on social networks on the day of the election.
"This is the moment for your voice to be heard," she said.
America, this is the moment to make your voices heard.
There is a high probability that we will not know the winner on election night
More than 77 million Americans voted in advance in the election. Under federal law, the counting of such votes does not begin until Election Day.
Since each state has its own rules and practices for counting ballots, it is not known how long it will take to announce the winner of the election.
There is a high probability that this will not happen on election night, and disputes over the results in certain federal states can also contribute to this. In the previous elections, in 2020, the outcome was known four days after the polls closed, and in 2016 on election night.
Photo: AP Photo/Mark ThiessenVoting lines
14.30
Work on suppressing Russian and Iranian interference in the elections
Countries trying to influence the political situation in the US, led by Russia and Iran, are conducting additional operations with the intention of undermining public confidence in the integrity of US elections and encouraging division among Americans, according to a joint statement by the US National Intelligence Service and the Cyber Agency. security and the FBI.
The statement states that Iran "remains a significant threat of foreign influence", with allegations that Tehran is allegedly compromising the campaign of former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, as well as intercepting information exchanged by members of Trump's staff and releasing it to the public. The New York Times.
It added that, in addition, Russia remains "the most active threat", and that Moscow intends to "instill fear in voters regarding the electoral process and to create the perception that Americans use violence against each other because of political preferences."
The closest associate of Donald Trump believes that the outcome of the election will be decided by the turnout.
"That's what this really comes down to and the only thing we're focused on right now," an unnamed senior Trump adviser told CNN.
He added that within Trump's staff it is considered that this is "the strongest cycle that Trump has carried out so far", especially when looking at public opinion surveys from 2016 and 2020.
Today is the # USElection2024 day. Who has/had your vote?
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?
Results from New Hampshire's Dixville Notch confirm the nation's polarization
In the small town of Dixville Notch, in the American state of New Hampshire, the traditional midnight vote was held, which marked the beginning of election day in the USA. There were six voters who split the votes for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris equally.
At exactly midnight, six registered voters gathered at a polling place in the town of Dixville Notch in New Hampshire to cast their ballots in the presidential election, Reuters reported.
A larger number of voters was recorded, as five voters voted in the 2020 presidential election.
The US state of New Hampshire allows cities to open polling stations at midnight, but also to close them after it is determined that all registered voters have cast their ballots.
After the votes were counted, it was determined that former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris received three votes each.
Election Day continues in the rest of the US. Polls opened at 5.00:XNUMX a.m. local time in Vermont, and voting will begin in Connecticut, New York and Virginia in the following hours.
Photo: Tanjug / AP Photo/Charles KrupaThe first results have arrived.
Actually, when an American citizen votes, he tells the representatives of his federal state, i.e. the delegates, who they should vote for.
The winner is the candidate who wins 270 electoral votes out of a total of 538. Each federal state has a certain number of electoral votes, proportional to the number of its members in Congress - congressmen and senators. The minimum threshold is two senators and one congressman from each state.
The stormy election campaign was marked by the resignation of current President Joseph Biden (81) and the entry of Vice President Kamala Harris into the election race on behalf of the Democratic Party, as well as attempts to assassinate the Republican candidate and former President Trump, the world media remind.
In addition to voting on presidential candidates, Americans will also vote on the future composition of Congress, numerous state officials and initiatives.
The winner of the presidential election is not decided by the total number of votes at the national level for one of the candidates, but by the so-called Electoral College, a system that includes all federal states and is made up of representatives - electors, who allocate votes based on the results of voting in their state.
In all but two states, all electors go to the winning candidate of that state, regardless of how close the victory was. There are 538 electors in total, which is a number that always remains the same and is equal to the total number of members of Congress - 435 members of the House of Representatives, 100 senators, plus three electors from the District of Columbia. In order to win, a presidential candidate must win a majority – 270 electoral votes.
If the results of the presidential election are as close as predicted, the announcement of the winner could take some time, which was the case in 2020, when it was only four days after the election that it was clear that the incumbent President Biden had won.
In almost all 50 states and the District of Columbia (the capital, Washington), it is possible to vote live at polling places on Election Day. However, most states allow residents to vote before Nov. 5, and they can submit their ballots by mail or at pre-designated locations.
Photo: AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallDetail from Kamala Harris campaign rally
Most states also allow early voting in a smaller number of polling stations - this year, some states have been voting this way since September.
More than 78 million voters have already used the possibility of early voting, which is the second highest number ever, after 2020, when 101,5 million people voted early due to the covid pandemic.
It is predicted that the outcome of the election would be decided by seven "nobody's" states, where three Midwestern states, the so-called "blue wall" - Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which used to be Democratic, but with changing demographics, could be decisive .
12.30
Election calculation
Trump won all three eight years ago, and Biden won them four years ago. Now, a victory in those three states, which together give 44 electoral votes, would be enough for Kamala Harris to win the election, while Trump would lack a victory in one of the remaining four undecided states, which he would probably achieve, because he is the favorite in Arizona.
Considering the equality of the candidates, there is also the possibility that Kamala Harris and Trump will end the election race with 269 electoral votes each. In that case, the decision on who will be the president would be made by the House of Representatives of the Congress. In doing so, MPs would not have to vote individually, but each federal state would have one vote, and the president would have to get the support of 26 states.
Under that scenario, the Senate would elect the vice president of the state. Unlike the election of the president, senators would vote individually, and 51 votes are necessary for election. In the current convocation of the Presidential House, Trump would be the big favorite, because the Republicans have the majority, but that could change, because today the Americans also elect a new convocation of the Lower House of Congress.
As for Western Balakn, the candidates for the US presidency have announced that the fight against corruption and pressure from abroad will be a priority of their administrations.
Kamala Harris said that if she is elected president, she will protect the rights of citizens and states to freely express their national identity, while Trump promised economic cooperation and security in the Western Balkans if he wins.
A spokesperson for Kamala Harris told VOA that she consistently advocates for the advancement of democracy, the rule of law and the fight against corruption. The fight against corruption is a key interest of US national security and is one of the reasons why Kamala Harris is fully committed to advancing the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the six countries of the Western Balkans, he added.
Christos Marafazos from the Trump campaign told Voice of America that the foreign policy of the Republican candidate towards the Western Balkans would emphasize pragmatic partnerships, action-oriented and focused on sustainability, economic opportunities and the fight against corruption.
According to Marafacos, the Trump administration would not only promote general statements about democracy, but would achieve real and accountable results by working directly with local leaders and citizens in the region. Trump understands that true peace comes from strong, self-sustaining nations. His administration would focus on strengthening the economy and security of the Balkan countries, enabling them to resist corruption and external pressures, Marafacos argued.
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