Recount of votes for the seats of senator and governor in Florida

Votes for the seat of governors and a seat of the Senate in mid-term elections in Florida must be recounted. The Secretary of State of the US state Ken Detzner announced Saturday, report AP news agencies and Reuters. Candidates in Florida, a so-called opposite state go neck to shoulder with a difference of less than 0.5 percentage point, which means that a recount is required

Republican Ron DeSantis had already celebrated his victory that night. , for the seat of the governor for the moment, about 33 700 votes more than the democrat Andrew Gillum. This means about 0.4 point difference. Republican Rick Scott, currently governor, has only 12,500 votes more than outgoing Democratic Senator Bill Nelson and therefore represents only 0.15 percentage points. Final results will follow Thursday at 3 pm (UTC).

President Trump, who has repeatedly expressed his frustration at the indecisive elections of recent days, says he's closely following the developments in the situation. "They are trying to steal the elections," he wrote shortly after the announcement on Twitter.

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The situation in Florida recalls that of the 2000 presidential election. The United States Supreme Court then decided Florida votes were not necessary, which allowed George W. Bush, with only about five hundred votes, to defer between the state and thus win the presidency of Al Gore.

In addition to the Florida elections, Georgia governor elections and a Senate seat in Arizona are also exciting. In Georgia, the current secretary or the state Brian Kemp, a kind of secretary general, with a very narrow margin in front of Stacey Abrams. She hopes to become the first black female governor of the United States. The moderate Democrat Kyrsten Sinema was originally behind in Arizona, but in recent days he has taken the lead for the Senate seat.

Although the Democrats recovered the House of Representatives last week, the Republicans retained their majority in the Senate. Due to the size of the majority, the conservative party currently has a very slim majority of 51 seats, which is particularly important for the appointment of judges.