PANews December 18 report, according to CCTV news, Trump has obtained enough electoral votes to officially win the presidency. The Electoral College meeting is a key part of the U.S. presidential election system, where a candidate must secure 270 of the 538 electoral votes to be elected president. Final statistics show that Trump won 312 electoral votes. Next, the results of the electoral votes from each state will be sent to Congress. Members of Congress will officially count the electoral votes at a joint session on January 6 and announce Trump and Vance as the next president and vice president, respectively. Trump and Vance will be officially sworn in on January 20, 2025.