Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on the victory of the US presidential election, after winning the Electoral College votes. Let me tell you that Biden officially confirmed his victory as US President after winning the state-by-state electoral college vote on Tuesday. His congratulations are special because Putin did not congratulate Biden after the US presidential election was completed on November 3, for which he was also in the news. After the completion of the US Presidential election on November 3, the Presidents of which countries did not congratulate Biden. What is their reasoning behind this?
Putin refrained from congratulating Biden
The Kremlin avoided congratulating Biden. The Kreminal stated that the US President would wait for the official results of the election, while the heads of several countries had congratulated Biden for victory after 3 November. President Putin has wished him success. He said that America has a great responsibility for global security and stability. Putin said that despite all the opposition between the US and Russia, they are ready to solve many global problems and elections simultaneously. In a statement to the Kremlin, Putin said that “I am ready to talk and interact with you.”
America: Biden falls heavily on electoral college voting
Importance of electoral college vote
- Russian President Putin knows the importance of the electoral college vote in the US presidential election. In fact, the victory in the US presidential election is not always the candidate who gets the most votes at the national level. For example, in the 2016 election, the case of Hillary Clinton could be seen. Hillary Clinton received the most votes nationwide, but lost in the electoral college vote count.
- Candidates have to win in the electoral college vote. Every state has a certain number of electoral college votes. It depends on the population of that state how many electoral votes it has. The Electoral College has a total of 538 votes, of which 270 or more are required to win more than that.
- Joe Biden received 306 Electoral College votes in the US presidential election, while President Donald Trump had to settle for 232 votes. It has now been decided that Biden will be sworn in as the next President in January. Now the final results of the election will be sent to Washington, where they will be counted in the joint session of Parliament on 6 January. After this, Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as presidents and vice-presidents on 20 January.
