Xinhua News Agency, Washington, November 7 (Reporter Deng Xianlai and Liu Pinran) According to estimates by US media on the 7th, the Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden has won more than 270 electoral votes in the 2020 US presidential election.
The Republican presidential candidate and current President Trump subsequently stated that the election is far from over.
According to calculations by many American media based on the results of the vote counting, Biden has won the key "swing states" Pennsylvania and Nevada, and he has now obtained 279 electoral votes.
Trump currently has 214 electoral votes.
There are a total of 538 electoral votes in the US presidential election, and the candidate who wins must ensure that more than half of the electoral votes are obtained.
Biden has urged people on social media to shelve their differences and move towards unity.
According to reports, Biden plans to address the American people at 20 o'clock on the 7th Eastern time (9 o'clock on the 8th Beijing time).
Trump issued a statement saying that the election is far from over. Starting from Monday, his campaign team will begin litigation.
Earlier, the Trump campaign had filed lawsuits in multiple states over vote-counting issues, alleging election fraud.
In response to the latest changes in the election situation, Biden supporters took to the streets to celebrate in many parts of the United States, and Trump supporters took to the streets to protest.