US President Election

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Election 2016 for Presidency 2017-2021 The election will take place on the 8th November. This is the 58th presidential election in the US.

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US President Election The USA is a democratic country where people vote to elect the leader of the country. The USA is led by a president. A new president is chosen every fourth year. A president can be chosen for a maximum of two mandates. To vote in the USA you must be over 18 years old. You must also be an American citizen.

Current President The current president is Barack Obama. Barack Obama is the 44th president of USA. He was first elected as president in 2008. He was then re-elected in 2012. He cannot run for president again. Barack Obama was the first ever Afro-American president in USA. Barack Obama is the leader of the Democrats.

Candidates 2016 The two major parties in USA are: The Republican Party and The Democratic Party. Donald Trump represents the Republicans. Hillary Clinton represents the Democrats. There are also other small parties taking part in the elections (ex. The Libertarian Party and the Green Party), but their candidates don’t stand a chance for winning. Donald Trump Hillary Clinton

The Democratic Party’s Candidate

The Republican Party’s Candidate

Democrats vs. Republicans

Election process USA consists of 50 states. Every citizen with the right to vote can vote for the candidate they want to have as president. Their vote is counted within their state. The candidate with the most votes in the state becomes the candidate that state votes for.

Election Process Depending on how many citizens the state has, the state gets a number of electors in the president election. A state with many citizens gets more electors. When a candidate wins the election in a state, they get that many votes in the big election. Therefore, it’s important for the candidates to win the state elections in the states with the most citizens.

Winning the election There is a total of 538 electors in the election. A candidate needs to have the majority of those electors (270) to win the election. That’s why it’s important to win the election in the states that has most electors in the big election.

The Election Process in Easy English

The election process explained in easy Swedish: http://usavalet. story