World News 27-11-2000 Bush Declared Winner who: George W Bush what: Declared winner of election by disputed state where: Florida, USA when: Yesterday snippet: "George W Bush was certified this morning as the winner of the presidential election in Florida," reports The Telegraph, "giving him enough electoral college votes to claim the White House." But Democratic Party candidate Al Gore has made it known that he will fight the election result to the end after a manual recount gave Mr Bush a mere 537 vote lead. Votes from the diputed Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, where Al Gore had been expected to gain votes, were not included in the recount. The Palm Beach recount was subsequently completed outside the deadline, giving Gore a disappointing 172 vote increase. "The vice-president`s lawyers will today trigger a formal `contest` of the results in Florida," reports The Guardian. "They will ask a state judge to order court-appointed `special masters` to complete interrupted recounts of about 2,000 uncounted votes in Palm Beach county and 10,700 uncounted votes in Miami-Dade county." Meanwhile, Mr Bush has effectively claimed victory in a speech to the nation. "Saying it was time for the country to find common ground," reports Gerard Baker in The Financial Times, "Mr Bush announced the formation of his presidential transition team, appointing Dick Cheney, his vice-presidential running mate, to head the team". [... more]

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