US election: Georgia vote audit confirms Biden victory
By DW
23 November 2020 |
3:08 pm
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has won the US state of Georgia, the state's officials confirmed after a hand recount of the ballots cast in the presidential election. President Donald Trump had alleged fraud.
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