Voting Starts In US To Elect A New President - US Election

 

Voting has started in the United States of America to elect a new president who will lead the country for the next four years.

It is an election that is expected to either elect the first female president for the country or it will be the first time an outsider – a businessman – would become the leader of the world’s most powerful country.
Early voting closed on Friday and resumed again on Tuesday morning. Voting will end by 8PM.

Mrs Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party is running against Mr Donald Trump who is the Republican presidential candidate.

In a tweet on her Twitter page, she urged voters to “go make some history today”.
She had cast her vote at a polling boot in New York alongside her husband.

“I know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this election, what it means for our country and I will do the very best I can if I am fortunate enough to win today,” she told reporters after she voted.

The atmosphere has been charged. From state to state, with voters showing their  eagerness to elect a new president on this final day of voting in an election said to be different from any other in U.S. history.
Majorly, all eyes have been on the battleground states but the issues that have shaped this election are numerous.

Channels TV correspondents in Wisconsin, Seun Okinbaloye has been bringing us updates in the run up to the election.

He explains the uniqueness of the United States election and what the candidates will need to emerge victorious in the race.

“There are a lot of technicalities involved,” he said, particularly the role of the Electoral College in determining who the next US President is.
Over in Washington DC, our correspondent, Ayotunde Balogun has also been monitoring the situation.