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47th President of USA
November 9 , 2024
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- Donald J. Trump become the 47th president of USA by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.
- This is going to be only the second time after Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892, when a president will be serving two non-consecutive terms in the White House.
- The US follows the electoral college voting system.
- Based on the volume of population, the states are assigned electoral college votes.
- There are a total of 538 electoral college votes; 435 House of Representatives, 100 Senate seats and 3 seats from Washington DC.
- First, the parties choose potential electors in States before the election.
- Then, the voters in each State select their electors by casting ballots during the general election.
- So, voters are actually picking an elector and not the President directly when they cast their vote in the general election.
- A candidate needs votes from at least 270 electors to win the presidential election.
- According to the U.S. Constitution, a candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the country, 35 years of age or older, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 years to be eligible to contest for presidency.
- J.D. Vance was elected as Vice-President of the U.S.
- The new President’s term begins January 20, which is also the Inauguration Day.
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