Joe Biden’s election victory in Georgia confirmed

IIn the US state of Georgia, the top electoral official confirmed the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger authenticated the final result of 2.47 million votes for Biden, 2.46 million votes for President Donald Trump and third candidate Jo Jorgensen, who got 62,138 votes on Friday . After counting the votes by hand repeatedly, Biden had a lead of 12,670 votes or 0.25 percentage points.

Raffensperger said at a press conference that he had worked as an engineer his entire life and therefore lived by the motto that numbers don’t lie. “As Secretary of State, I believe the figures we have presented today are correct. The numbers reflect the judgment of the people and not a decision of the Office of the Secretary of State, the courts or one of the electoral campaigns “.

A birthday present for Biden

By law in Georgia, Raffensperger had to confirm the election results by early Friday evening. Now Governor Brian Kemp has until early Saturday night to approve the state’s 16 voters. A presidential candidate needs the votes of at least 270 voters to enter the White House. Biden has a total of 306 behind him, Trump 232. It was the first time since 1992 that a Democratic presidential candidate has won an election in Georgia.

With the election result confirmed, Trump’s campaign team now has two business days to request a recount, as the lead is within 0.5 percentage points. To do this, scanners would be used to read and count votes.

For Biden, confirmation of Georgia’s election result came on his 78th birthday. Despite his day of honor, he met in person with Democratic leaders in Congress – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrat Chief Chuck Schumer. Biden promised them a collaboration in the Oval Office. Before the meeting, all parties announced that the fight against the coronavirus pandemic was a priority. According to Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki, the three are already working to get a relief package for the crown through Congress this year.

Meanwhile, Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested redistributing previously unspent $ 455 billion into a new crown package. The offer came after McConnell met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday. For months Republicans and Democrats in Congress have failed to agree on new aid in the Crown crisis, they are mainly debating the amount of the possible package.

In addition to addressing the coronavirus pandemic, Biden’s biggest obstacle in transitioning to the presidency is likely Donald Trump, who still refuses to cooperate. However, regret over Trump’s attempts to overturn Biden’s election victory is growing in the ranks of Republicans. On Friday, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander called on the Trump administration to provide Biden’s team with all the information necessary for the transition. “This should particularly apply to the distribution of a vaccine (potential coronavirus), for example,” Alexander said.