Off the wire
• FLASH: ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONFIRMS TRUMP WINS U.S. PRESIDENCY  • Slovenia condemns killing of Russian ambassador in Turkey  • Feature: Children in Aleppo share "the Little Match Girl" suffering  • German Vice Chancellor calls for more investment in research, development  • 1st LD Writethru: UN intends to convene Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Feb. 8, 2017: spokesperson  • Higher U.S. interest rates could benefit Eurozone: German research institute  • Cuban pilot program to connect 2,000 homes to Internet  • Heavy rain in Spain kills one  • Libyan government to bring rival parties back for negotiations: spokesman  • 4th LD Writethru: Nine killed, 50 others injured when truck ploughs into crowd in Berlin Christmas market  
You are here: 　 Home

Urgent: Trump officially wins 270 electoral votes needed for U.S presidency

Xinhua, December 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. Electoral College meeting Monday formally elected Donald Trump the country's 45th president.

Trump won the 270 electoral votes majority needed for presidency in the on-going 538-member Electoral College voting which is to end later on the day. Enditem