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All eyes will be on the United States to see whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will take over the country’s presidency.
MEDIA – This is surely the most anticipated political news of the year, and it promises to be the most followed, even in France. L’American presidential election 2024 between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump takes place this Tuesday, November 5 in the United States. All day long, Americans will go to their polling stations to decide who will sit in the White House next January.
Unlike back home, you shouldn’t expect to know the name of the winner at a specific time. The results of the counts will come state by state, and since Americans also vote by mail, the counts sometimes take several days. Some ” swing states » decisive moments can therefore keep the suspense going for a while.
But many states should still give their results on Wednesday, November 6 morning, French time, and election night promises to be full of twists and turns and political analyses. THE HuffPost will continue its coverage of the US presidential election overnight, and potentially for days to come. To follow the first results live from your sofa, here are 5 shows to watch on the night of November 5 to 6.
On France 2 And franceinfo
On the public channel, American election night will begin with the 8 p.m. television news, presented for the occasion from New York by Anne-Sophie Lapix. At 9:05 p.m., France 2 will then broadcast an episode ofSpecial correspondent on the United States, with actor Robert De Niro, fervent opponent of Donald Trump, as guest of Élise Lucet.
On franceinfothe show American time from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. will see many guests and special correspondents Ben Barnier and Lise Vogel will be at Donald Trump’s and Kamala Harris’ HQ respectively.
The special program American Night will begin at midnight and will be co-broadcast on France 2 And franceinfo. Laurent Delahousse, Etienne Leenhardt and Loïc de La Mornais will host the live broadcast from New York, with political experts and duplexes from France TV correspondents in the United States, until 6:30 a.m.
On TF1 / LCI
On LCIthe special election program starts at 6 p.m., with a broadcast from the capital Washington DC, with Darius Rochebin, Jean-Baptiste Boursier and Margot Haddad. TF1 will keep its 8 p.m. news in Paris, followed by Koh Lanta. But from 1:30 a.m., TF1 will broadcast live “American Night” from LCI, until the return of the morning Good morning ! at 6:55 a.m. The 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. news “will then return to the highlights of the night”.
On BFMTV
BFMTV goes into “special USA 2024 edition” from 6:50 p.m., with a live set set up in New York, hosted by Benjamin Duhamel, Apolline de Malherbe and Maxime Switek, as well as guest experts all night, until the first edition in the morning. On BFM2from 11 p.m., the channel offers “directly follow the American media” who are covering the election at home.
On Prime Video
For the first time, Amazon’s streaming platform is offering a live news broadcast, accessible to everyone, even without a subscription. From 11 p.m. French time, Prime Video will broadcast Election Night Live With Brian Williamsa program in English without subtitles.
This new exclusive format promises “an informative, accessible and non-partisan presentation”. It will be presented by Brian Williams, former White House correspondent and star anchor of the evening news of NBCsuspended six months after lying on air about his experience during the US invasion of Iraq. The journalist will be joined by expert guests and will comment live on the results and polls which will arrive from the four corners of the country.
On CNN
For those who would like to follow the results of the election directly on an American television channel, CNN is available in France on the Max streaming platform, for subscribers. Her twin CNN International is also included in certain TV box packages.
And so as not to miss any of the results, even without TV, CNN launched his “Magic Wall” on its smartphone application. The interactive map, used on set by the channel’s journalists, details in real time the results for each state, and each county within the states, while calculating the electoral college votes, which will tip the scales towards Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.
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