Joe Biden will soon become the 46th President of the United States.
He will be sworn in on the steps of the US Capitol by Chief Justice John Roberts, as Donald Trump and Barack Obama were before him.
He takes over from President Trump, after four years of controversy, contention, and more recently, chaos, inciting that historic storming of Capitol Hill early this month.
Nita Blake-Persen speaks to Dan Zirker, a professor at Waikato University's political science department.
