The electoral contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is about to reach its peak, as the presidential elections will take place on November 5th. However, after the elections or on the final election day, since people in some states have been able to vote for days, the process continues.
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The first Monday after the second Wednesday of December, the 538 members of the Electoral College must go to the capital of their states to vote for the candidate who has won the majority of votes in their state. Then, the votes are counted and certified.
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When will the new president of the United States assume office?
According to the United States Constitution, the president-elect must take office on January 20, 2025. Therefore, it is expected that the traditional act of the transfer of power from the outgoing president to the incoming president will take place, even though this is not stipulated in the law.
The rule of law ensures a peaceful transition, especially when it is from one party to another, so what happened at the Capitol with Donald Trump's followers in 2020 was something unprecedented, as well as the absence of the outgoing president at the inauguration.
It is worth clarifying that the transition process is lengthy, so it practically begins after the elections, and the transition team must start with all the organization so that the president-elect can take office on the same day they assume the position.
An incoming president has the responsibility of making more than four thousand political appointments, overseeing a budget of six trillion dollars, and managing a large organization that employs over two million federal employees and over two million military and reserve forces.
In a few days, it will be known whether Kamala Harris will be appointed president, becoming the first woman to achieve this, or if, on the contrary, Donald Trump manages to regain the White House.