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No white smoke yet in the American presidential election. Sign of a close vote, polling stations continue to count Kamala Harris or Donald Trump ballots all over Uncle Sam's country. The results could come out at any moment.

The two candidates experienced a tense campaign full of twists and turns. First with the outrages and the polarization of the two camps, but also assassination attempts who targeted Donald Trump last July and September, then the surprise withdrawal of Joe Biden to make way for his vice-president, Kamala Harris.

Follow the latest news from the American election in our live stream:

08:12 – The key state of Pennsylvania won by Donald Trump, according to CNN

According to American media projections CNNDonald Trump would win the state of Pennsylvania and its 19 electors.

The Republican would therefore have 266 electors according to the media. It takes 270 to win the presidential election.

7:50 a.m. – Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris wins the state of New Hampshire and therefore stands at 214 electors, against 247 for Donald Trump.

7:27 a.m. – “On the road to a great victory” by Donald Trump, greets Viktor Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, unconditional support of Donald Trump, welcomed the first results of the American presidential election on Wednesday, while the Republican won two decisive states for his duel against Kamala Harris.

“On the road to a great victory,” he wrote on Facebook, appearing in front of a television screen displaying the vote count in the United States.

The nationalist leader does not hide his admiration for his “friend” Donald Trump, whom he has already met twice this year and whom he has supported since 2016.

7:25 a.m. – The Senate becomes Republican

The Senate, which forms Congress with the House of Representatives, goes to the Republican side. Until now, it was mostly supported by the Democrats.

7 a.m. – Donald Trump wins Georgia

The Republican victory in Georgia marks the first swing of a state in favor of Donald Trump. The latter now has 246 electors, compared to 210 for Kamala Harris.

As a reminder, you need 270 voters to win the presidential election.

6:20 a.m. – Results update

• Donald Trump is in front with 230 electors. It takes 270 to win the presidential election.
  He won 24 states: Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas, Wyoming, and Dakota. South, Texas, North Dakota, Nebraska, Louisiana, Ohio, Mississippi, Utah, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Idaho and North Carolina, one of seven “swing states”.
• Kamala Harris brings together 209 electors. It wins in 18 states: Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Washington DC, New Jersey, Illinois, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Colorado, California, Washington, Maine (one in two voters), Oregon, New Mexico, Virginia and Hawaii.

6:10 a.m. – Hawaii remains Democratic

Kamala Harris pockets four additional electoral votes. This is the 10th consecutive presidential election in which the Democratic candidate has swept away his Republican rival.

6 a.m. – North Carolina, first “swing state” for Donald Trump

North Carolina, one of the seven decisive “swing states”, has won for Donald Trump, the agency announces AP and the chain CNNWednesday November 6. Follow our live stream.

5:30 a.m. – The hope of the “blue wall” animates the Democrats

Kamala Harris' campaign manager recognized Tuesday evening, November 5, 2024, that the “clearest path” to winning went through the Michiganthe Pennsylvania and the Wisconsinor only three key states out of the seven at stake, according to a message to its teams obtained by theAFP.

“This is an extremely close race,” wrote Jen O'Malley Dillon, who did not mention Georgia or North Carolina (southeast), stressing that we had to wait to learn more about Arizona and Nevada (southwest), where the polling stations have just closed. There remains therefore the thesis of the “blue wall”, the color of the Democratic party, namely Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, states located in the northeast of the country and in the Great Lakes region.

5 a.m. – The American election is on for counting

It's going to be a really long night for the Americans. And for good reason: the vote looks so close that disputes are bound to arise. Donald Trump's camp has already increased legal proceedings during the campaign. In 2020, we had to wait four days before formalizing Joe Biden's victory.

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