An intense night for the French channels which had deployed exceptional measures on the occasion of the American presidential election. Through its “American Night” system, France 2 followed the trends resulting from the first counts of the different states of the country. This Wednesday, November 6, at 6:30 a.m. French time, it was time for Laurent Delahousse to hand over the air to his colleague Julien Arnaud, who hosts Telematin. Donald Trump had not yet been elected the 47th president of the United States. The latter had 230 votes from Major Voters, compared to 210 for his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris.
The opportunity for the presenter of France 2's 8 p.m. to add a little touch of humor, after covering the first results from the set of the show relocated to New York. “We know that there are trends emerging, but nothing is certain, we are waiting for results in several states.” begins Julien Arnaud. “There is still no president, there are just candidates, but that could change in the next few minutes”continued Alice Taglioni's companion, before ironically in front of his colleague from France Televisions : “If it happens in five minutes, I'll be a little angry! (…) But otherwise if it lasts for three days, until Saturday morning, I will be in Paris, everything is fine!”
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Donald Trump officially elected 47th president of the United States
Donald Trump claimed his victory on the night of November 5 to 6 by giving a speech from his HQ in Florida. The businessman was surrounded by his clan. Leading in the race for the White House against Kamala Harris, the septuagenarian was still missing a few votes from Major Voters to obtain an absolute majority. It was only around noon French time that the Republican candidate officially obtained the 270 votes of Grand Electors. Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States, eight years after his first victory. He will be invested on January 25, 2025.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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