In the United States, after the presidential election last month, electoral votes will be held in 50 states and the capital Washington on the 14th, and Mr. Biden is expected to officially win the majority of votes required for the election.
In the United States, electors from each state elected based on the results of the presidential election held on the 3rd of last month will vote to officially elect the president on the 14th of local time.
Electoral voting was reported by President Trump urging state legislatures to choose their own electors rather than following the results of the elections in some states for fraudulent elections. I did.
However, the states have already confirmed the election results, electors have been elected, and the proceedings filed by the Trump camp to stop voting by the electors have not been filed.
For this reason, electors will vote in 50 states and Washington, DC on the 14th, and Mr. Biden is expected to officially win the majority of the votes of 538 electors in the United States.
As a result, Mr. Biden will be elected the 46th president after a final vote in the federal parliament on the 6th of next month.
Meanwhile, President Trump hasn't admitted defeat in the elections so far, but last month he said he would leave the White House if Biden's victory was confirmed by an electoral vote. The correspondence of is attracting attention.
Preparing for the transition to the Biden administration
It has become virtually customary for the incumbent president to help the next president take over to the transition team over the US presidential election.
But this time, Biden has declared victory, while President Trump has not admitted defeat.
It was pointed out that the government's "General Procurement Bureau", which is in charge of the procedure for the transition to the administration, did not allow the transfer for a while after the election, which hindered the smooth transition to the administration.
Twenty days after the presidential election, on the 23rd of last month, the General Procurement Department notified Mr. Biden that he would be allowed to provide the necessary funds and take over the administration.
As a result, Mr. Biden will receive regular reports on security including confidential information, and the transition team consisting of about 500 administrative experts will take over, including hearing from federal ministries and agencies. Business has started.
On the other hand, Mr. Biden is also proceeding with the selection of personnel who will hold important positions in the administration such as ministers, and Ron who supported Mr. Biden as the Vice President's chief of staff during the Obama administration as the chief of staff who is the key to the administration.・ We have announced that Mr. Crane will be appointed.
In addition, the overall picture of the major posts of the next administration has been clarified, such as the appointment of former Deputy Secretary of State Brinken as Secretary of State and the former Commander of the Central Command from the Army as Secretary of Defense.
There is almost no possibility of overturning the result of President Trump
In response to President Trump's allegations of fraud in the election, camps and Republicans continue to fight in court, mainly in fierce battle states, but the Federal Supreme Court has decided to dismiss the proceedings this month, and the election results There is widespread belief that the possibility of overturning is almost gone.
The Associated Press has filed about 50 proceedings by President Trump's camp, the Republican Party, and people close to the president, but as of the 8th of this month, more than 30 proceedings have already been dismissed in court. , The plaintiff side has decided to withdraw.
Of these, the Federal Supreme Court ruled on the 8th of this month to dismiss the proceedings filed by the Republicans in eastern Pennsylvania with the aim of overturning the outcome of Mr. Biden's victory.
The Federal Supreme Court has also ruled to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of Texas, who is close to the president, on the 8th of this month, three days later, on the 11th.
In the proceedings, President Trump and more than 100 Republican lawmakers have expressed support, calling for virtually no recognition of Mr. Biden's victory in four states, including the fierce battles of Pennsylvania and Michigan.
The president's allegations of fraud in the elections have been pointed out as lacking evidence to support them, and the proceedings have been granted to courts by American media and experts, making it almost impossible to overturn the election results. There is a widespread view that it was.