SONGEZO ZIBI: On the brink of political crisis: how will the US elections play out?
With the US poll almost done, what matters most is whether there will be an orderly transition or not
03 November 2020 - 05:09
Today marks the most consequential US elections in almost five decades. By Saturday night, 92-million voters had cast their ballots. That number represents about 43% of all registered voters, and 67% of the total number of ballots cast in the 2016 elections.
While most of the globe’s attention is focused on who, between President Donald Trump and Joseph R Biden Jr, will be elected the next president, it is the events that will unfold between tomorrow and January 19 2021 that will occupy the minds of scholars of history for decades to come...
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