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- Writer, Haruna Ibrahim Kakangi
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As the time for the election of the President of the United States is approaching, citizens have not yet forgotten what happened on January 6, 2021.
The attack on the Capitol building continues to shock Americans and the entire world.
This has led to heated debates, and there are doubts that democracy is not under threat.
The supporters of President Donald Trump, who were not happy with the results of the 2020 election, tried to prevent members of parliament from counting special votes (Electoral College) to complete the declaration of the victory of President Joe Biden as the elected president of the United States.
An investigation by the committee established by the House of Representatives said that the attack on the Capitol is one of Trump’s plans to change the results of the election.
Four years later, Americans will go out again to vote for a new president. President Biden, who is in power, withdrew from the race for a second term in office, which cleared the way for his deputy, Kamala Harris, to become the Democratic candidate.
This time, they will compete with Republican Donald Trump in an election that is expected to be heated and attract attention in the United States and around the world.
Since 1890, the election of the president of the United States has been drawing the attention of the world, but the election that will be held this year 2024 is different from the previous one, because it is the first since the attack on the Capitol in 2021.
Secretary of the Interior Steve Simon told the program to train professional journalists in Minnesota that he has two dreams about the 2024 election; that is, people will come out of their homes with a bang, and then there will be ease of suffering.
Simon said that when it comes to voter turnout, he is confident that Minnesotans will continue to lead the way in turnout, as has been the case in past elections. .
“This is the state of Minnesota, I have confidence here,” he said. “I have a good hope that we will be in the forefront, as we always are, whether or not we are the first, we will definitely be in the forefront of the American states.”
Right, the state of Minnesota has a long history of voting in every election, even in 2020 more than 79 percent of those who are eligible to vote have come out to vote, making it the number one state. across America.
It is expected that the turnout of voters this time will be effective, as seen earlier. If it is voted out, it means victory, but if it is not voted out, it means that the voters are against the election.
Simon said; “When I talk about the election, I don’t mean that there is no turnout or the lack of turnout, what I mean is that there must be law and order this time. We have to accept the election results as they come, even if we don’t like them. There is a court where you can file a case until the last court, from which you have to be patient and embrace fate.”
This is the hope of many Americans and the whole world who look at the democracy of the country as an example, and hope for its sustainability.
