America Decides

Coverage of the US election as Democrat Hillary Clinton takes on tycoon Republican Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. When Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination on July 22, 2016, it led to one of the most contentious presidential contests of recent decades with allegations levelled against the businessman and celebrities including Robert De Niro publicly criticising Trump for his policies. Clinton also attracted flak, partly over allegations of her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. With some controversial views of their own, Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are struggling to match the lead of Clinton and Trump, so as the latest news arrives from America, analysts scrutinise each step of the voting process.