選舉人團確認拜登勝選

Electoral College confirms Biden

選舉人團確認拜登勝選

The US Electoral College cast votes on Monday for a new president based on the 2020 election results, making Democrat Joe Biden's White House victory official.

12月14日，美國選舉人團按照2020年大選各州選舉結果投下選舉人票，確認民主黨總統候選人喬·拜登贏得美國大選。

The former vice president has surpassed 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House after California, which has 55 Electoral College votes, the most of any state, put Biden over the top on Monday evening.

美東時間12月14日晚，擁有最多選舉人票的加利福尼亞州選舉人團將55票投給了拜登，至此，拜登已取得勝選所需的270張選舉人票。

Those results will be certified and sent to Congress, the National Archives and to the courts.

選舉人團投票結果出爐後將被送至國會、國家檔案館和法院。

Congress will certify the results of the Electoral College vote on Jan 6 as the next step in the presidential transition process.

作爲總統過渡進程的下一步，國會將在2021年1月6日確認選舉人團投票結果。

Joe Biden said "the rule of law, our Constitution and the will of the people prevailed" after his presidential election victory was confirmed by the US Electoral College. Biden declared it time to "turn the page, to unite, to heal."

拜登獲得選舉人團投票勝利後發表講話說：“法治、憲法和人民意願佔了上風。現在是時候翻篇了，團結起來，共同治癒裂痕。”