#US Elections 2020: Biden close to victory…Leads in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA-(MaraviPost)-The Democratic presidential candidate in the US election Joe Biden appears close to winning the presidency after taking the lead in Pennsylvania with 98% of votes counted

If he wins Pennsylvania, he wins the presidency

The Democrat has also taken a narrow lead in Georgia with 99% of votes counted, but officials there announce there will be a recount

Biden also has a slender lead in Nevada and Arizona

Victory in any two of these three states would also win him the White House

President Donald Trump again asserts he has won the election, though votes are still being counted

He complains of “tremendous corruption and fraud in the mail-in ballots”, without giving evidence

Joe Biden says people should remain calm as votes are counted, adding he has “no doubt” he will emerge the winner

Overall turnout is projected to be the highest in 120 years at 66.9%.

Source: BBC

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.