US Election: Electoral College confirms winner today

Members of the Electoral College will today determine who between the incumbent president, Donald Trump and his democratic challenger Joe Biden who will be the next president of the United States of America.

Biden is widely expected to be formally recognised as the next US president, despite refusal of the incumbent to concede defeat.

It has been reported that results of the November 3 election have been certified by each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Biden won with a record 81.3 million votes, or 51.3 per cent of those cast, to 74.2 million, and 46.8 per cent for Trump.

But in America, presidents are chosen by indirect universal suffrage, with each state allocating its electors to the candidate who carried the state.

The results also confirm victory for Biden, with 306 of the 538 electoral votes, to 232 for Trump, with 270 required for election.

Electoral College members meet Monday to formalise the process, though the electors actually meet separately in each state.

Biden will then deliver a speech in the evening to celebrate the latest confirmation of his win.