The U.S. Congress has completed the counting of the Electoral College votes, officially declaring Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election, reports Interfax-Kazakhstan citing CNN.
The results of the Electoral College vote count were confirmed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who oversaw the process as the Senate's presiding officer.
The network notes that the counting proceeded smoothly and without any violations.
This procedure is formal— the number of Electoral College votes received by the candidates was known after the conclusion of the popular vote count.
According to the results of the presidential election held in the U.S. on November 5, Republican Donald Trump received 312 Electoral College votes, while his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris secured 226. A minimum of 270 votes is required to win.