1/ Joe Biden has been voted the next president of the United States in an election that tested America’s democratic institutions. #Election2020 https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> https://qz.com/1929432/trump-bent-american-democracy-but-he-couldnt-break-it/">https://qz.com/1929432/t...

2/ US voters tend to participate less now than in the past, and indeed less than those in other contemporary democracies. But the 2020 election saw the most participation in 120 years: https://qz.com/1929084/the-trump-biden-election-saw-the-most-voter-participation-in-120-years/">https://qz.com/1929084/t...

3/ US voter participation might not be the only thing that’s changing. Several signs point to a future in which mail-in ballots will represent a large chunk of votes in a general election, even after the pandemic. https://qz.com/1929165/why-the-us-election-may-never-be-decided-on-election-night-again/">https://qz.com/1929165/w...

4/ What remains true about US voting habits is that people in the densest parts of the country went strongly for Democrats, while rural areas overwhelmingly went for Republicans: https://qz.com/1927392/the-rural-urban-divide-continues-to-be-the-story-of-us-politics/">https://qz.com/1927392/t...

5/ After all is said and done, will a recount change anything? In short, it’s very unlikely.

The states where Trump is pushing for recounts are Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona. https://qz.com/1929357/what-are-the-us-election-recount-rules/">https://qz.com/1929357/w...

6/ From coronavirus, to international relations, to climate crisis management, one thing we can be certain about is that president-elect Joe Biden has his work cut out for him: https://qz.com/1928560/bidens-day-one-agenda/">https://qz.com/1928560/b...