The Electoral College confirmed that Joe Biden as the next president of the United States, ratifying his victory in November despite the refusal of President Donald Trump to accept that defeat.

California's 55 electoral votes put Biden at the helm. Following the vote, Biden, who will be inaugurated next month, delivered a speech that rejected Trump's refusal to concede defeat and attempts to overturn the election results.

"In America, politicians do not take power, the people give it to them," said Joe Biden, adding: "The flame of democracy was kindled in this nation long ago. And now we know that nothing, not even a pandemic or abuse. of power, I can not extinguish that flame. "

Some Republicans have acknowledged that Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States.

In the US, the president and vice president are not formally elected by popular vote, but by the Electoral College, where elected officials from each state vote for the president. Based on the results of the 2020 election, Biden received 306 Electoral College votes out of the required 270, while Trump secured 232.

In late November, when asked by reporters if he would leave the White House if the Electoral College vote resulted against him, Trump said : "Of course I will. And you know it, "he said, adding," If they do, they made a mistake. " However, Trump added that it would be "a very difficult thing to accept."

Burimet: Associated Press, Financial Times