Donald Trump was elected president of the United States on Wednesday. The Republican candidate won against Kamala Harris and hailed “a political victory never seen before“. “This is the biggest political movement we have ever seen in the past in the countrys”, he declared in front of his activists. “This is an exceptional victory for the Americans“, he said.
Trump wins Pennsylvania, the most decisive state
The Republican candidate won four key states, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin and especially Pennsylvania, announce the AP agency and the CNN channel. Pennsylvania, a key state with 19 electors, was considered one of the most decisive in this presidential election.
Currently, while the counting continues, Donald Trump has 277 electors, while Kamala Harris has 224. To be elected president of the United States, you have to win 270.
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“We won the popular vote”
“We won the popular vote, what a pleasure, what an honor“, declares Donald Tump, who speaks from the West Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida, to his activists. “The United States gave us a strong mandate, we regained control of the Senate“, says Donald Trump, who multiplies his thanks.”And it looks like we're still in control of the House of Representatives“, announces Donald Trump. For the moment, according to the Associated Press, the Republicans obtain 190 seats in the House out of 218 needed, 168 for the Democrats.
“We are going to put our country back on its feet, we are going to resolve everything in our country“. “Today we make history“, declared Donald Trump during his first speech.
Advantage for Trump
At this stage of the American presidential election, according to the Associated Press agency, Republican candidate Donald Trump won 26 states, with a total of 277 electors. The states won by the Republican are: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Texas, Missouri, Montana and Utah, as well as four of the five electors of Nebraska and one of Maine's four electors.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won 18 states and has 224 electoral votes. The states won by the Democrat are: Minnesota, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Virginia, New Mexico, Oregon, California, Washington, Colorado, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Vermont as well as one of the four electors of Maine, one of the electors of Nebraska and the District of Columbia.
Republicans regain control of the Senate
Another important lesson from this American election, the Republicans regained control of the Senate in the United States, a crucial organ of federal power, this victory allowing Donald Trump's party to dominate at least one of the two chambers of Congress. The second chamber, that of representatives, is still in play, with neither party seeming to have a decisive advantage as the counting of ballots in the 50 states continues on Wednesday.
The Senate swing was made possible thanks to two electoral successes, in West Virginia and Ohio. The US Senate has 100 seats – two per state – and 34 of them were up for a vote during the November 5 election. The Democrats had the daunting task of having to defend two-thirds of them, a real challenge given their narrow majority of 51 seats to 49.
Upper house of Congress, the Senate votes on federal laws, just like the House of Representatives, but also has very important exclusive powers, notably in the appointment or dismissal of key figures of the executive, or in the confirmation of federal magistrates.
The 435 seats in the House of Representatives were also up for renewal on November 5, but the count could take days.
Emmanuel Macron congratulates Donald Trump
While the results were still not final, Emmanuel Macron addressed his “Congratulations” au “President Donald Trump“, this Wednesday morning on X. The head of state says to himself “ready to work as we have been able to do for four years. With your beliefs and with mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity“.
The French president says he spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and says they will both “work for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe in this new context“.
Europe must “take your destiny into your own hands“faced with the probable victory of Donald Trump in the American presidential election, reacted the spokesperson for the French government.”This should ask us not about what the United States is going to do, but about what Europe is capable of doing. In a certain number of absolutely key sectors, defense, reindustrialization, decarbonization, we must take our destiny in hand“, declared Maud Bregeon on RTL, emphasizing that this answer was also valid regardless of the winner.
