the Trump recipe works again, Biden speaks this Thursday

09:12 – A gendered vote, 54% of women voted for Kamala Harris

For this 2024 American presidential election, women have opted more for the Democratic vote. 54% of American voters say they chose Kamala Harris. Figures comparable to the 2020 vote in favor of Joe Biden. Conversely, according to the BBC, 54% of men placed their trust in Donald Trump, 44% for Kamala Harris.

08:54 – Final result: up to 312 voters for Trump?

Donald Trump has 295 electors this Thursday morning at 9 a.m. As a reminder, 270 are needed to access the White House. His Democratic competitor, Kamala Harris, has a total of 226 voters, insufficient to catch up with him. Two states have not yet delivered their verdict: Nevada and Arizona, which respectively grant 6 and 11 electoral votes to their winner. If Trump wins in these last two territories – he is currently in the lead – he will bring his total to 312.

08:40 – And now, what's next for Trump's legal affairs?

Although he has just been re-elected president of the United States, Donald Trump remains criminally convicted and indicted in several cases. What will be the impact of his second term in the White House on American justice? Understand everything in our dedicated article, below:

08:28 – Trump expected at the White House very soon

According to information from CNN, the next President of the United States Donald Trump already spoke with Joe Biden yesterday, who congratulated him on his victory. The current head of state invited him to Washington for a meeting which should take place next week before Biden's trip to South America. “President Trump looks forward to this meeting, which will take place soon, and very much appreciates this call,” said Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung.

08:16 – The results are lacking in these two States

While Donald Trump's victory is uncontested in this American presidential election, despite pre-election polls announcing the “closest vote in history”, two states are still missing the results, and not least: Nevada and Arizona.

Two Swing states, the result of which is no longer “key”, after the success of the Republican. Due to specific counting and recount rules in these territories, it takes a little longer. 88% and 71% of the ballots were counted in these two states, and it is still Donald Trump who is in the lead, in both, each time with 52% of the votes.

08:04 – A solemn speech from Joe Biden, this Thursday

Joe Biden, current President of the United States, will address Americans this Thursday, at 11 a.m. (local time) and 5 p.m. (French time), in a “transition” speech with Donald Trump. He must “talk about the results of the election and the transition” with the Republican, Washington simply specifies. Biden has already informed of his intention for a peaceful transfer of power with the ex-real estate tycoon.

07:55 – The 3 keys to Donald Trump's victory

Three figures give the scale of Donald Trump's triumph. First his incontestable and fairly rapid victory in five of the seven “Swing states”, the states presented as undecided and capable of swinging the result. He is also in the lead in the partial results of those remaining and could thus win the seven pivotal states.

Another surprising figure: Donald Trump received almost five million more votes than his opponent, while polls credited Kamala Harris with higher voting intentions nationally. Finally, in states where his victory was predictable, he collected significantly more than expected by the polls: a gap of 13 points with Harris in Florida, 14 points in Texas, 12 points in Ohio.

06/11/24 – 11:51 p.m. – Barack Obama in turn congratulates Donald Trump

END OF LIVE – The former Democratic president congratulated the Republican on Wednesday for his victory in the American presidential election. “This is obviously not the result we were hoping for,” conceded Barack Obama, before adding: “But living in a democracy means recognizing that our point of view will not always prevail.”

11/06/24 – 11.33pm – Donald Trump returns to Alaska

The Republican candidate was declared the winner at the end of the evening, French time, in the state of Alaska, with 55.6% of the votes. He thus obtained three new electors.

06/11/24 – 11:18 p.m. – Kamala Harris wins Maine

It is one of the last states in which the results had not yet been officially announced. This Wednesday evening, the Democratic candidate won Maine. However, she only obtained two electors, this state dividing its electoral votes.

06/11/24 – 22:43 – Kamala Harris calls on her supporters to “keep fighting”

During her ten-minute speech, Kamala Harris said she was “proud of the campaign we led”, before ensuring that the fight was not over. Presaging “a dark period”, she invited her supporters to “continue to fight”: “We will never abandon the fight for democracy and the rule of law”, she insisted.

06/11/24 – 22:34 – “We must accept the result of this election,” says Kamala Harris

Smiling upon her arrival, Kamala Harris said she was full of gratitude “for the trust that [les électeurs] granted to him”, before recognizing the result of the election which is “not the one that we [les démocrates] wanted nor the one we voted for.” “My heart is heavy. The lights of America will remain as bright as ever, as long as we fight. We must accept the result of this election,” continued Kamala Harris, who said she had spoken to Donald Trump on the phone earlier in the day and assured him that “we would be there to help him in the transition and that the transition of power will be done in peace.” Kamala Harris then called for people to remain engaged. “It's time to roll up our sleeves,” she said.

06/11/24 – 22:24 – Kamala Harris acclaimed on her arrival

The Democratic candidate has just arrived on stage at Howard University, located in Washington. This is the first time she will speak since her defeat in the American presidential election.

06/11/24 – 22:12 – Which states have not yet been allocated to one of the candidates?

In several states, the counting continues without a winner officially being announced. This is the case of Maine, four electoral votes, where Kamala Harris is in the lead, but also of Nevada, six electoral votes, of Arizona, 11 electoral votes, and of Alaska, three electoral votes. In these three states, Donald Trump is in the lead.

06/11/24 – 9:43 p.m. – Kamala Harris about to speak

The Democratic candidate has remained silent in recent hours. However, she must speak around 10 p.m. French time from her campaign headquarters at Howard University, located in Washington.