Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
Biden won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election, BBC reports.
The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House.
Mr Biden said he was, “honoured and humbled” to be elected.
“In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America,” he said.
It was now time to “put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation”, he said. “It’s time for America to unite. And to heal.”
Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does not plan to concede.
The result makes Mr Trump the first one-term president since the 1990s.
Source: BBC
