In the spotlight: No fraud observed during elections in the United States

President-elect Joe Biden during his speech in Wilmington following the announcement of his victory on November 7, 2020. AP Photo / Andrew Harnik, Pool

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The denial of electoral officials in the United States, concerning possible fraud during the poll, made the front page of the press across the Atlantic.

According to them, this election was the safest in the history of the country, details the

And it is members of the local and national authorities in charge of the security of the ballot who affirm it, among which appears in particular the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency.

Even if they are not directly addressed to Donald Trump, these statements dismantle the theory of massive fraud, estimates the daily.

Because they come from agencies that are managed by Donald Trump's cabinet and therefore cannot be questioned.

Donald Trump's stubbornness regarding these possible frauds is undermining American democracy,

believes

But for the daily, the fact that federal judges for the moment reject the demands of Donald Trump's lawyers proves that American democracy works.

Of course, if by chance the judges canceled votes, that could well mark a rupture.

But for the moment the guardians are resisting.

It will be necessary to scrutinize the evolution of the situation in Michigan and Arizona, warns the daily, two states where many complaints have been filed, according to

Joe Biden wins Arizona, China congratulates him

The Democratic candidate further increased his lead on the night of Thursday to Friday by winning Arizona according to some media.

This would mark the first Democratic victory in this state since 1996. If some media give Joe Biden the winner, others speak of a lead that Donald Trump cannot be made up for.

This is the case with the

According to the daily, the Democratic candidate has a lead of 11,400 votes while only 10,500 remain to be counted.

It is therefore a victory that is emerging in Arizona, as detailed in the daily

A victory that would give Joe Biden eleven additional voters, bringing his total to 290 voters, knowing that 270 are needed to be elected president.

A result which perhaps convinced China of the victory of the Democratic candidate since, as the

announcement

China congratulated Joe Biden on his election this Friday morning.

In Peru, the mobilization does not weaken to denounce a coup

Peruvian security forces cracked down on a demonstration Thursday evening in the streets of the capital.

Facts denounced by the president dismissed Martín Vizcarra from his functions.

In the pages of

Martín Vizcarra calls on the police to respect the right to demonstrate.

But the damage is done, believes the

Thursday the police did not hesitate to use buckshot cartridges, as various media have seen.

The new Minister of the Interior may deny the facts, the images speak for themselves, estimates the daily.

The situation is serious, explains Mario Vargas Llosa in the pages of

For the Nobel Prize for Literature, it is indeed a coup d'état that has been perpetrated in Peru.

A violation of the Constitution orchestrated by Manuel Merino, the new president, who is not even recognized by other countries in the region, details Mario Vargas Llosa.

A tense situation which is likely to continue since other events are planned in particular this Friday announces

Mexico will not order Pfizer's vaccine

In Mexico, a country also very affected by the coronavirus pandemic with more than 90,000 deaths, the authorities have announced that they will not immediately buy the vaccine developed by Pfizer, for lack of infrastructure.

It was the Under Secretary of Health who announced it, according to

.

Although a letter of intent has been signed, the country's authorities are unable to keep this vaccine should it ever be delivered.

Mexico does not have an ultra-freezing network, he explains.

However, this vaccine can only be stored at a temperature of -70 °.

And it is not only Mexico that will have to face this problem, according to him.

Even the United States will not be able to keep it, he explains.

This should not be a problem with the vaccine developed by the company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford since it would be a traditional type vaccine according to

.

A vaccine that will be ordered by the Mexican authorities announce this daily.

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