The US Congress has officially confirmed the president-elect Joe Biden’s presidential victory. With all legal proceedings over, Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on the 20th. President Trump, who was dissatisfied with the results of the presidential election until the last minute, promised to “transfer the orderly regime” immediately after Congressional approval.
US President-elect Joe Biden at a press conference on the 6th (local time). [로이터=연합뉴스]
– The US Congress held a joint meeting of the House and Senate on the 7th (local time), and at around 3:40 am, Biden’s election was certified.
At the meeting that day, Biden-elect secured 306 electoral votes, the same as the results of the presidential electoral vote held weekly on the 14th of last month, and passed the magic number of 270. Accordingly, Vice President Mike Pence, who also serves as the chairman of the Senate, declared the final victory of Biden-elect at the end of the meeting.
The meeting was conducted in a manner in which one or more members of the Senate and House of Representatives objected to the election results in a particular state, and both houses had separate discussions and votes. If both houses get a majority vote, the count of the electoral college in the state is excluded from the final result.
While some Republican lawmakers have challenged the results of the Arizona-Pennsylvania presidential elections, votes for and against the elections failed to overturn the existing electoral votes in both states. The results of some of the contender states, which declared that they would raise further objections, also verified the voting results.
![After the protesters who invaded the Capitol on the 6th were suppressed, the US Congress resumed a joint meeting for approval of the president. [AFP=뉴스1]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/07/4c4a6e81-85bd-4772-9cab-38566cdd1d76.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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After the protesters who invaded the Capitol on the 6th were suppressed, the US Congress resumed a joint meeting for approval of the president. [AFP=뉴스1]
– Earlier, the US Congress began certifying the results of the presidential electoral vote at 1 p.m. on the 6th, but protesters supporting President Trump broke into Congress, proclaiming a quorum in an hour and evacuating lawmakers. Eventually, the meeting resumed after six hours of the regular meeting, and Biden confirmed the election after the date.
When the parliamentary certification confirmed Biden’s victory, President Trump announced his intention to transfer power for the first time. President Trump said in a statement that “I totally disagree with the election results and (related) facts support me, but there will be an orderly transfer of power on January 20th.”
However, they also expressed their intention to continue raising allegations and suspicions after the transfer of power. “I have been saying that I will continue the fight to make sure that only legitimate votes should be counted,” he said. “The first great term in the history of the presidential office has ended, but our fight to make America great again” begins. Just” he said.
Meanwhile, on the same day, AP and Reuters reported that four people have been killed and 52 have been arrested by the police due to the intrusion of the Trump-supported protesters to the parliament.
Reporter Kim Hong-bum [email protected]
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