As the US turns out for one of its most important elections in half a century, we take a look at the stakes for Africa. The outcome of the US presidential vote will have global consequences, from the impact on the...
Unable to claim victory, Trump threatens lawsuits in key states
Donald Trump used a late-night speech while election results were still being counted to sow doubt about vote counts in key states yet to be declared, and threatened to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Record early voting to play pivotal role in result
This election has seen a marked increase in early voting, particularly among Democrats. With the race now neck and neck, John Fortier, Director of governmental studies at the Bipartisan Policy Center, says mail ballots...
Trump continues criticism of mail-in ballots minutes after Biden calls for patience as states count
Trump tweets that Democrats trying to ‘steal’ election minutes after Joe Biden calls for patience in a speech to supporters in Delaware.
Latino votes help Trump take Florida, and turn Arizona blue
Early results suggest Trump has taken more Latino votes than four years ago. James Cohen, professor at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, says a common mistake is to think of Latinos as a single bloc rather than a...
Dems ahead in Arizona, driven by Latino support for Biden
Arizona looks set to flip to blue for the first time since 1996, with Biden ahead after 76 percent of votes have been counted. FRANCE 24 reporter on the ground Alyssa Caverley says Biden has enjoyed strong support from...
Analysis: are voters vindicating Trump’s approach to coronavirus?
Coronavirus was widely seen as the major issue of the campaign trail. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Douglas Herbert says a Trump re-election would suggest voters were not perturbed by Trump’s handling of the...