The elections were extremely difficult for everyone who participated in them. Finally, we found that those who served them did really well – said Urszula Gacek, head of the OSCE mission, in an interview with the American correspondent of “Facts” TVN, Marcin Wrona. Referring to the words of Donald Trump, she also noted that the mission had not yet observed a case of the incumbent president “so undermining democratic institutions”.
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The largest American media (CNN, Fox News and NBC) reported on Saturday that the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden won the presidential election. According to their election projections, the Democrat won 273 electoral votes due to his victory in Pennsylvania (CNN also reports about six more from Nevada). A minimum of 270 votes is required to take office. However, these are not final results. Donald Trump’s staff has already announced electoral lawsuits in several states.
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“We are constantly following”
About the American elections Urszula Gacek, head of the OSCE mission observing the election, and formerly MEP, permanent representative to the Council of Europe and consul general in New York – spoke with Marcin Wrona, the correspondent of “Fakt” TVN in the USA.
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– Has the OSCE mission already completed its work in the United States? Well, no, she said. – We work normally today. Of course, the surprising news is that we already have the result, but we’ll be here for at least a week more. We follow all the time (what is happening – ed.) – she reported.
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Gacek reminded that the counting of votes was still ongoing, and the winner of the election was announced by the largest American media. – I have no doubts about this (the result – ed.), But we have trials in courts, intimidation of employees who count votes, there are accusations that the machines that count votes are faulty – she mentioned. “We continue to calmly observe all these topics, apart from what is happening behind our backs,” she said.
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The head of the OSCE mission in the United States referred to the fete of Joe Biden’s supporters who, after the announcement of his victory in the American media, flocked to the White House in Washington.
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Joy of Biden supporters in New YorkEPA / PAP
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“We have to follow this process to the end”
Gacek noted that today “is certainly not the end” of the OSCE mission in the United States. – This is not the end of the elections. So far, the television has announced the winner. It is known that this will not change for sure, but the trials in the courts are not exhausted yet. We must follow this process to the end – she noted.
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She noted that the mission was also monitoring the Senate elections, which will be decided after January 1. All thanks to additional elections in Georgia, where the stake is two Senate seats. In both cases, none of the candidates exceeded the threshold of 50 percent of votes, which means that on January 5 there will be additional voting rounds. – I think we will be observing these two places in the Senate, which may still be crucial, from a distance – said Gacek.
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>> The fight for control in the Senate will last until next year. Key Georgia
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Vote in New YorkPAP/EPA/JUSTIN LANE
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“Extremely difficult” elections
When asked about the presidential elections, the head of the OSCE mission admitted that the elections were “exceptionally difficult for everyone who participated in them”. – Finally, we found that those who handled the elections did really well, despite all the technical difficulties, the record turnout, the huge amount of votes that came by mail for the first time – she mentioned.
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– We have already pointed out in our summary, and we have not had a case of the incumbent president so undermining democratic institutions. We dared to say that this cannot be the case, she emphasized. This is a reference to the words of Donald Trump and people from his staff. The Republicans are challenging the validity of the presidential election another day and are announcing a number of election lawsuits.
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The predictions of the largest US media are not official election results. Ultimately, the election of the US president should be confirmed in Decemberwhen the electors cast their votes for a specific candidate. The president-elect is to be sworn in in Washington on January 20, 2021.
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Statement by lawyer Donald Trump on vote countingREUTERS
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photo-source">Main photo source: PAP / EPA / Alba Vigaray
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