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US Presidential Election 2020 Live Updates: Joe Biden Vows To "Make America Respected" Around The World Again

US President-elect Joe Biden said that voters had given him a "convincing" victory after he was projected to have defeated Donald Trump. "Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They've delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory," an ebullient Biden told a victory rally in his home state of Delaware.

US Democrat Joe Biden captured the US presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden's promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation.

Winning the battleground state of Pennsylvania's 20 Electoral College votes gave the former vice president more than the 270 he needed to triumph, prompting all major TV networks to declare him victor came after four days of nail-biting suspense following Tuesday's election.

"I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect (Kamala) Harris. In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted," Biden said on Twitter. "With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It's time for America to unite. And to heal."

Trump, who has made repeated claims of electoral fraud without providing evidence, immediately accused Biden of "rushing to falsely pose as the winner."

Here are the LIVE updates on US Presidential Elections 2020 Result:

Nov 08, 2020
05:58 (IST)
Iran hopes for a change in "destructive US policies" after Joe Biden win

Iran's first vice president said he hoped for a change in "destructive US policies" after Democrat Joe Biden captured the US presidency on Saturday, adding that the era of Donald Trump and his "adventurous and belligerent" administration was over.

"I hope we will see a change in the destructive policies of the United States... finally... the era of Trump and his adventurous and belligerent team is over," Eshaq Jahangiri tweeted.

Relations between Iran and the United States have taken a turn for the worse since 2018, when Trump pulled out of Tehran's nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed crippling sanctions.

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