6 Nov 2020

The wait for a US Presidential election result continues

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 6 November 2020

Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has yet been declared the winner of the US Presidential election, with vote counting still underway in six states.

People demand to count every vote of U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

People demand to count every vote of U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Photo: Yomiuri

Five of those states could swing either way, with Alaska all but certain to go to President Trump.

Democrat Mr Biden currently has 253 electoral college votes to Mr Trump's 213, with the first to reach 270 set to enter the White House.

Māni Dunlop spoke with RNZ's correspondent in Washington DC, Nina-Maria Potts.