From the polls to Potus: After US election result, what happens now?

What's next?

People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre in Philadelphia after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. Picture: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

An election result may have finally been called for Joe Biden, but with more than two months to go until the president-elect is officially sworn in, the electoral process has only just begun.

In a typical election cycle, the new president would only have to face the wait for the electoral college and inauguration, but 2020 also brings recounts, legal actions, and the risk Donald Trump will fail to concede.