► The first voters cast their ballots in New Hampshire
Dixville Notch, a hamlet lost in the forests of New Hampshire on the northeastern border of the United States, launched the vote on Tuesday at midnight, perpetuating a tradition established since 1960, which earned it the title of « First in the Nation » (first in the country).
The vote took only a few minutes, as did the counting and announcement of the results. Like the polls, the six voters in the village were unable to decide between the presidential candidates: three votes went for Kamala Harris and three for Donald Trump.
Apart from the neighboring village of Millsfield which also votes during the night, most polling stations on the east coast will open at 6 or 7 a.m. (12 or 1 p.m. in France).
► Donald Trump promises to lead his country to “new heights”
Donald Trump is promising there “lead America and the world” towards “new heights” during his very last campaign meeting for the presidential election against Kamala Harris.
“With your vote tomorrow, we can solve every problem facing our country and lead America and the world to new heights of glory”declared the Republican candidate on the night of Monday November 4 to Tuesday November 5, during a meeting in Michigan.
► “Every voice counts,” warns Kamala Harris
“This could be one of the closest elections in history. Every voice counts »warned Kamala Harris on the night of Monday to Tuesday, during her last major campaign rally, a few hours before the opening of polling stations in the United States.
“We have the opportunity to finally turn the page on a decade of political project driven by fear and division. We have had enough”said the vice-president, without naming the person this message is targeting, her Republican rival Donald Trump.
The Democratic candidate spoke in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the cradle of American democracy, at the foot of a grand staircase immortalized in the film « Rocky »wanting to see “a symbol of those who are given losers at the start and who climb to victory. »
► Very close polls
If we believe the polls, everything will be decided by just a few tens of thousands of votes, in seven so-called pivotal states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.
The United States, a federal country, has a system of indirect universal suffrage, crowning the candidate who manages to gather a majority of the 538 electors, or at least 270.
It is therefore logically in Pennsylvania, which offers the most electors (19) of these « swing states »that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump throw away their last strength.
► Russia accused of being involved in disinformation operations
Several American intelligence services accused Russia Monday evening of being “actively” involved in disinformation operations in the country's seven key states that must determine the outcome of the presidential election on Tuesday.
“Russia is the most active threat” in these American states, accused the Federal Police (FBI), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in a joint statement.
“These attempts risk inciting violence, including against election officials”these services are alarmed.
