Elected President of the United States this Wednesday, November 6 after his victory against his opponent Kamala Harris, Donald Trump will soon return to the White House, which he already occupied between 2016 and 2020. But before this return to Washington DC, the future 47th President of the country will have to go through a few stages.
The start of a long process. Winner of the American presidential election, Donald Trump will have to wait a few weeks, or even months, before being officially introduced as the 47th President of the United States. Here are the five main dates to know in the United States until the inauguration of the Republican candidate on the steps of the Capitol.
December 11: deadline for vote counting
The 50 American states have until December 11 to validate the results of the presidential election on their territory, but also to recount the votes in the event of an incident during the election or to confirm results disputed by one camp or another.
December 7: the vote of the electors
Donald Trump won the American presidential election by an absolute majority, with more than 270 voters. Although citizens voted for the Republican candidate or Kamala Harris, it is the voters who have the final task of formally voting to elect a president, as well as his vice president, who will be JD Vance.
On December 17, these 538 voters will go to the capital to vote. Except in extremely rare cases, the number of votes should be similar to the projections announced by the press when Donald Trump’s victory was announced.
January 3: inauguration of the new Congress
During the American presidential election, citizens are also called to vote, partially, for new senators, as well as for new representatives. The latter, who are respectively 100 senators and 435 representatives, will take the oath and will be able to close the voting procedure a few days later.
January 6: Congressional vote count
A date now anchored in the history of the United States with the invasion of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump in 2021, January 6 will mark the date of the counting of the votes of the electors.
January 20: the inauguration of Donald Trump
He is used to exercise. For the second time in his political career, Donald Trump will move from the status of elected president to that of inaugurated president. To do this, on January 20 on the steps of the Capitol, he will have to read a text provided for by the Constitution of the United States, then swear by placing his left hand on a work which should be the Bible.
Once this ceremony is over, Donald Trump will officially be the 47th President of the United States of America.
