America votes! The Americans will decide today whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will enter the White House at the end of a particularly tense campaign. The latest news from a historic day can be followed here.
6:10 p.m.: Donald Trump says he is “very confident” in his victory
Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump said Tuesday he was “very confident” after voting in Florida for the US presidential election, a crucial vote for the United States and the world.
“I'm very confident,” said the former president, who is opposed to Democrat Kamala Harris, before adding that the Republicans had a “very big lead”. According to polls, the two contenders are neck and neck in voting intentions.
5:30 p.m.: Kamala Harris urges Americans “to get out and vote”
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Americans to “go out and vote” on this crucial presidential election day during a broadcast on a local radio station in Georgia, a key state.
“I encourage everyone to get out and vote,” said the vice-president who is opposed to Donald Trump, adding that this election was an “inflection point” and insisting on the two “very different visions of the future of the nation” proposed.
3:38 p.m.: Wall Street opens higher, held in suspense by the presidential election
The New York Stock Exchange opened higher on Tuesday, with investors holding their breath as polling stations opened in the morning in the United States for a presidential election with an uncertain outcome.
In early trading, the Dow Jones was close to balance (+0.06%), while the Nasdaq index gained 0.60% and the broader S&P 500 index 0.33%.
12 p.m.: polling stations open in the United States for the presidential election
Polling stations open in the United States on Tuesday, presidential election day where Americans are called to choose between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to lead the country.
More than 82 million people have already voted early for the former Republican president or the Democratic vice-president during a bitter campaign marked by multiple twists and turns, with two assassination attempts against Donald Trump and the replacement at the foot raised by Joe Biden by Kamala Harris.
7:36 a.m.: an internet star hippopotamus predicts the victory of…
For baby pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng, social media star, Donald Trump will win the US presidential election. At least that's what the animal predicted from its zoo in Thailand, when it was offered two different meals to decide between the two candidates.
6:37 a.m.: Donald Trump promises to “lead America and the world” to “new heights”
Donald Trump promised to “lead America and the world” to “new heights” during his very last campaign meeting for the presidential election against Kamala Harris.
“With your vote tomorrow, we can solve all the problems facing our country and lead America and the world to new heights of glory,” declared the Republican candidate on the night of Monday to Tuesday.
5:50 a.m.: “Every voice counts,” warns Kamala Harris during her final campaign meeting
“This could be one of the closest elections in history. Every vote counts,” Kamala Harris warned Monday 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 guided by fear and division. We have had enough,” said the vice-president and Democratic candidate, without naming the person this message targets, her Republican rival Donald Trump.
with AFP
