Donald Trump formally elected as next U.S. president

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College and the presidency, media reported.

After Trump’s election win on November 5, his victory was formalized Tuesday as presidential electors gathered across the U.S.

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the Electoral College - Trump won 312 last month to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 226.

Results are to be approved during a Congress session on January 6. Trump’s inauguration will take place on at noon on January 20, 2025.