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All the results of the US Presidential elections have been revealed. Donald Trump also won in the US state of Arizona on Saturday. With this he has won all 7 swing states. 11 seats (electoral votes) of Arizona have also come into his account.
In the presidential election, Trump's Republican Party won 312 out of 538 seats in 50 states. Whereas Democratic Party's Kamala Harris has been able to win only 226 seats despite giving a tough fight. There are a total of 538 seats in the presidential election. A figure of 270 is required for majority.
Arizona is counted among the swing states of America. The margin of victory here is very less. However, in the last 70 years, the Democratic Party has been able to win here only twice. In 2020, Joe Biden won Arizona.
Trump will meet Biden at the White House
US President Joe Biden will meet with the next President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, November 13. This meeting between the two will take place at 9:30 pm Indian time. The White House gave this information late Saturday night.
It has been a tradition in America that after the election, the current President holds a formal meeting with the next President at the White House. This meeting is seen as the beginning of the process of handing over power.
However, when Donald Trump lost the presidential election to Joe Biden in 2020, he did not invite Biden for a meeting.
This will be the first formal meeting between the two leaders. Earlier, in the presidential debate held in June, both of them had not even shaken hands.
Biden said – will hand over power to Trump peacefully
After winning the presidential election, on Wednesday itself, President Biden had congratulated Trump on his victory over the phone. A day after this, i.e. on Thursday, Biden gave a statement on the election. In this statement, Biden said that he has assured Trump to hand over power peacefully.
Biden said that he has instructed his team to fully assist Trump in handing over power. This is the right of the American people.
Donald Trump is going to return to power for the second time after 4 years. He defeated US Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election on Wednesday. Donald Trump is the first former president since Grover Cleveland to return to power after defeat. Earlier, Grover Cleveland had also returned to power after defeat in the 1892 elections.
Now understand the US election results in detail…
Trump's party has majority in the upper and powerful house, the Senate.
In America, along with the presidency, elections have also been held for both the houses of the Parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is like the Rajya Sabha of India and the House of Representatives like the Lok Sabha. The Senate is the upper house. Out of its 100 seats, each state has a share of 2 seats.
Elections for one-third of the Senate seats are held every 2 years. This time elections were held on 34 seats. With the latest results, the Republican Party has secured 52 seats, which is equal to the majority. Earlier it had 49 seats.
In America, the Senate is more powerful because it has the right to approve or disapprove important issues like impeachment and foreign agreements. Its members are called senators, who are elected for 6 years, whereas members in the House of Representatives are elected for only two years.
Trump's party is getting closer to majority in the lower house too
The Republican Party is also close to majority in the House of Representatives. Elections are held every 2 years for its 435 seats. These are called mid term elections. 218 seats are required for majority in the House. The Republican Party has secured 213 seats and the Democratic Party has secured 202 seats.
Although the upper house i.e. the Senate is powerful, both the houses have an equal role in running the government. A bill can be passed by majority in either of the two houses of Parliament. Having majority in both houses will give Trump a free hand to make policies and make appointments to big posts.
People do not directly vote for the President, electors are elected
Candidates are not voted directly in the US presidential election. Electors are elected in their place, who contest elections in the name of the presidential candidate. The number of electors is fixed in every state. In every state of America, electoral votes are fixed on the basis of population.
There are a total of 538 electoral votes in 50 states. The one who gets 270 votes is elected President. Voters vote for electors in the state. These electors belong to the Republican or Democratic party. Generally, in the state where the presidential candidate gets the most votes, he gets all the seats there.
Let us understand this with an example. For example, Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes. If the Republican Party gets 9 votes and the Democratic Party gets 8 votes, then due to more votes, all 19 electoral votes will go to the Republican Party. This is the trend in 48 states of America.
However, the states of Nebraska and Maine have different systems. In these states, the party gets the same number of seats as it gets electoral votes. For example, in this election, Trump has got 1 electoral vote and Kamala Harris has got 1 electoral vote i.e. 1-1 seat from the state of Maine.
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