United States: Joe Biden's program

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Joe Biden waves to the crowd of his supporters gathered in Wilmington on the evening of the announcement of the US presidential results, November 7, 2020. AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster

By: Romain Auzouy

21 min

After nearly four days of suspense, Democrat Joe Biden was elected the 46th President of the United States on Saturday.

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While the outgoing Donald Trump still refuses to acknowledge his defeat and multiplies legal remedies, Joe Biden has already established his four priorities: fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, economic reconstruction, racial justice and the fight against global warming.

The gear change promises to be spectacular.

Joe Biden intends to pose as a "unifier".

How do you get there in an America that is so divided today?

And abroad how to appease the multiple tensions fueled by Donald Trump?

With

, historian specializing in the United States and lecturer at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, author of the book

(First editions).

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