The results of the voting in the United States have already been released, and according to the data released by the mainstream in the United States, the Democratic candidate Biden has won this time. Subsequently, French Macron, British Prime Minister Johnson, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and other heads of state congratulated Biden one after another. On November 13, China*** also congratulated Biden and Harris. It is worth noting that Russia has been slow to act.
On the 22nd, Russia's ** Putin made a rare appearance and responded to the matter. The Russian satellite network reported on the same day that Putin said on a television program: "We will not fail to congratulate the newly elected United States." However, the official results of the elections need to be determined in accordance with established practice and in accordance with the provisions of the law. There is no ulterior motive in this, and there is no reason to continue to undermine relations between the two countries. ”
Earlier, on November 12, local time, Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow sees no reason to congratulate the United States before officially announcing the results. "Congratulations are usually sent after the official announcement of the election results, which the United States has not yet announced," he said at a press conference. Lavrov stressed that "so far, all the congratulations sent out have been based on the calculations of CNN, ABC, social ** and mainstream America**, and if some aspects of the tradition of congratulating on such grounds are given, then there is nothing we can do about it." We have a different approach and need to wait for the official announcement. ”
It is worth mentioning that there is no national election commission in the United States to announce the results, and by default, news organizations have taken on this role, and the Associated Press is the dominant one. Since 1848, the Associated Press has been undertaking the task of announcing the results of the United States. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the results announced by the mainstream ** in the United States, including the Associated Press, based on campaign data, will give the public a strong expectation of who will enter the White House, and will also cause the candidate to declare victory or defeat, but in the strict sense, it is not an "official announcement". The final results will be announced in Congress on January 6, 2021, and the candidate who receives a majority of electoral votes will win the election.