In Pictures: Protesters on the streets amid disputes over US vote counting

5 November 2020, 10:34

A protester in Las Vegas
Election 2020 Protests Las Vegas. Picture: PA

Many angry Trump supporters demanded a halt to the counting of votes, while in other states some called for all ballots to be tallied.

The US is in limbo as counting goes on in key battleground states after voting in the presidential election, with legal challenges from Donald Trump threatening to block Joe Biden’s apparent march to victory.

The stand-off brought thousands of protesters into the streets, with many angry Trump supporters demanding a halt to the counting of votes, while other backers of the president found themselves on the same side as the Biden camp by calling for all ballots to be tallied in marginal counties.

Election 2020 Protests Phoenix
Trump supporters outside Maricopa County Recorder’s Office in Phoenix as counter-protesters stand behind (Matt York/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Phoenix
Some Trump supporters are calling for every vote to be counted (Matt York/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Phoenix
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies guard the Recorder’s Office (Matt York/AP)
Election 2020 Michigan Voting
People wanting to be election challengers crowd around a counting centre in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Phoenix
A pause for prayer in Phoenix (Matt York/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Seattle
A Count Every Vote – Protect Every Person rally in Seattle (Erika Schultz/Seattle Times/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Seattle
Kathleen Myers backs the Count Every Vote campaign (Dean Rutz/Seattle Times/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Chicago
Protesters in Chicago (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Pennsylvania
A campaigner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Sean Simmers/Patriot-News/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is one the states at the centre of legal action by Mr Trump (Sean Simmers/Patriot-News/AP)
Election 2020 Protests Seattle
Some violence broke out in cities including Seattl. (Ted S Warren/AP)
Election 2020 Japan
Meanwhile, people around the world look on as the wait continues (Koji Sasahara/AP)

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