Losing the popular vote, yet winning

The next president of the US could be known in the early hours of Wednesday.

Losing the popular vote, yet winning
Mon, 05 Nov, 2012 - 00:00
Wesley Johnson

But the winner will not be officially elected until Dec 17, and will not take office until January.

The system used to elect the president stretches back to the very beginnings of the US, but it has been widely criticised for enabling a candidate who loses the popular vote to win, as happened in 2000.

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