From: Radiogiornale-A. Cappellini/Adattamento web: M. Ang.
US presidential election: polls opened on Tuesday. However, many have already voted by post. A vote followed with bated breath, which will be played until the last vote. There are many questions about the outcome of this election, and also many predictions. The RSI turned on the microphones at Harry’s Bar in Paris, a historic American bar in the French capital which, for a century now, has been organizing a fictitious vote, yes, but only up to a certain point….
“This election is different. This time the country is truly divided. It seems to me that no one will accept the other’s point of view. When we should do the opposite, we should accept and support the winner, whoever that may be, even if we vote for Kamala Harris.” “This election is truly unpredictable. We could elect the first female president. It is a very important moment, which is why we are all very tense.” These are the voices of some Americans in Paris, with tense nerves and a few hours before the results of the polls. Many seek comfort at the counter of Harry’s Bar, an iconic bar in the capital which, since 1924, has established a fictitious vote that allows American citizens to participate even from afar in their country’s elections. All you need to do is show a US passport to be able to place your vote in the ballot box that sits on the counter. And for many this fictitious vote thousands of kilometers from their homeland is also an opportunity to express fears and anxieties about an election that is crucial for the future of the country.
“We are forced to choose the lesser evil. We don’t feel like we’re experiencing an important moment for democracy. It’s more like watching a show.” An unofficial vote, but which allows us to identify a general trend. According to legend, Harry’s Bar would only be wrong twice in 100 years. A few hours before the official result, the ballot box in the bar predicts a victory for Donald Trump, with 383 votes against 360 preferences for Kamala Harris.
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