Musk’s $1 million lottery is rigged, justice requests its suspension…

Kamala Harris’ campaign has warned that final results of the presidential election could take several days due to the large number of early votes, especially in key states like Pennsylvania and Nevada. Faced with accusations of fraud without proof from Donald Trump’s camp, Kamala Harris’ team insists on the integrity of the electoral process and assures that reforms have made voting more secure.

This delay in announcing results is not unusual and simply results from counting procedures, which are longer in some key states due to the large volume of early and absentee votes. “This is obviously not a sign of fraud, it’s just the way it works,” said Jen O’Malley Dillon, manager of the Democratic campaign.

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Elon Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, are embroiled in a legal controversy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the $1 million-a-day lottery, supposedly intended to randomly reward voters in key states to support Donald Trump .

At a court hearing Monday, Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober, revealed that the winners are actually chosen to become paid spokespeople for the PAC, not selected by chance as Elon Musk had announcement.

Philadelphia prosecutor Larry Krasner says the system violates election laws and accuses the billionaire of political marketing disguised as a lottery. He requests the suspension of this competition, which he considers to be a “scam”.

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The Nevada Secretary of State’s office reported Monday that 52.7% of eligible voters had already submitted their ballot, in person or by mail, writes the New York Times. In this key state, the Republicans are currently ahead of the Democrats by around 4 points.

In Nevada, the outcome of the election will be decided based on the choice of independent voters but also on the number of ballots sent by mail that have not yet been processed. In order to make up for the delay and mobilize voters, the Democrats are organizing a final concert in Las Vegas with guests from the Californian group Los Tigres Del Norte and Christina Aguilera.

“Never could an American presidential election have so many consequences on France, on Europe and on the world” if Donald Trump were to win it, former French head of state François Hollande warned Monday on BFMTV.

“With Trump, it is not simply a repetition of what we experienced in the first mandate: there would be an immediate increase in customs duties, therefore protectionism like never before experienced, including the Europeans – and not just the Chinese – would be the victims,” said the former socialist president.

According to him, if Donald Trump wins the American presidential election, the polls of which take place on Tuesday, “there will be an increase in unemployment, lower growth and even perhaps higher inflation, because there will be an American budget deficit very important and undoubtedly a monetary policy which will accompany it, because we must finance the American deficit”.

The FBI denounced several videos circulating on X targeting Kamala Harris’s husband and the FBI itself. The modus operandi suggests a new Russian influence operation, a few hours before the presidential election. The article by our journalist Mathilde Cousin to find out more:

Europe is “adult” and should not be “fearful” in its relationship with the United States, whatever the outcome of the American presidential election, judges former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

A possible return of Donald Trump to the White House is causing excitement in Brussels. This perspective must be approached “calmly”, he explains. In 2018, despite a “tumultuous” relationship with the New York billionaire, the former Luxembourg leader managed to defuse a trade war between the EU and the United States.

Almost in agreement on nothing, divided on the conflict in the Middle East and on the Kurds despite their common membership in NATO, the United States and Turkey maintain a strained relationship on which the result of Tuesday’s vote will weigh little.

In an analysis for the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, Rich Outzen notes that relations between the two countries have always experienced difficulties, but that they have further deteriorated since the start of the war in Gaza.

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With only 180,000 Serbs living in the United States, not sure this appeal matters. But Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik called on his party to vote for Donald Trump. “His return to the head of the United States would mean the return to a reasonable and fair foreign policy, on which global stability also depends,” he assures on Instagram. The man is targeted by American sanctions.

Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania… In the United States, the presidential election is played out in “swing states”, these territories which swing to the Republican or Democratic side from one election to the next. We invite you to reread the last episode of our series on swing states, devoted to Wisconsin where the question of electoral boundaries is central and illustrates the complexity of the American election.

In a thirty-second clip, to which Julia Roberts lends her voice, we see a woman vote for Kamala Harris in secret from her Trumpist husband. This campaign advertisement aroused the fury of the opposing camp. We tell you about it here:

Have you not followed the news on the American front? Our recap explains everything here:

On the eve of the November 5 presidential election, the race for the White House remains uncertain between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. To see the curves and the map, it’s here:

The squirrel Peanut, famous on Instagram with more than 500,000 subscribers, was euthanized by New York health authorities due to a risk of rabies. The fate of this pet, who had lived for years with his master, moved the United States and the world. The Republican camp recently took advantage of this tragic news item to turn it to its advantage. Thus, Elon Musk took up the story by denouncing a state that is too interventionist. “The government should not have the right to come into your house and kill your pet!” “, he was indignant on X.

This rare scenario would occur if the two candidates arrive tied on Tuesday in number of electors, 269 to 269.

According to the Constitution, it would then be up to Congress to designate the 47th President of the United States. More precisely, in the newly elected House of Representatives, the Senate finds itself responsible for appointing the future vice-president.

The election would not be done by each representative, but by majority delegation in each state: small Idaho (Republican) has one vote with its two representatives, just like immense California (Democratic) despite its 52 elected officials. The American federation has 50 states, the new majority to be achieved would therefore be 26 votes. And the Republicans are favored to retain this majority they currently hold.

What if Kamala Harris and Donald Trump each failed to reach the necessary majority of voters to win the White House? This hypothesis, which will make Americans already very worried tear their hair out or seize with anxiety, is theoretically possible.

While some Americans living in France plan to gather Tuesday evening, others prefer to keep their distance. Cécile de Sèze questioned Americans who live in France about election night. It can be found here:

According to a survey by New York Times, the voting of women and men is considerably different. According to this study, conducted from October 24 to November 2, Kamala Harris is supported by 55% of women surveyed, compared to 38% of men and Donald Trump is supported by 54% of men, compared to 39% of women.

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