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The Georgia recount has gone in favour of US president (elect) Joe Biden, as legal efforts by Donald Trump’s allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three states.
The Democrat beat his Republican rival in Georgia by 12,284 votes, according to the audit. Georgia’s top election official said on Friday he was disappointed that his party lost but number don’t lie.
Biden is set to take office in January as the 46th US president. Biden had said that Trump knew he was not going to win and had shown incredible irresponsibility by not conceding.
Biden’s victory margin in the public vote overall stands at more than 5.9 million. His victory in the US Electoral College system, which determines who becomes president, is projected to be 306 to 232 – far above the 270 he needs to win.
Trump has so far refused to concede and has made allegations of widespread electoral fraud, without providing any evidence. On Thursday, Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger – who oversees the election process – said the hand audit of ballots had not altered Mr Biden’s victory in the state.
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On Friday, the self-proclaimed Trump supporter went on to say — Like other Republicans. I’m disappointed, our candidate didn’t win Georgia’s electoral votes.
The recount found the error rate was no greater than 0.73% in any county and Biden’s margin of victory over Trump remained at under 0.5%. Trump campaign senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis said the audit had gone “exactly as we expected” because, she said without evidence, the state had recounted illegal ballots.
