The United States started voting Tuesday to either choose a new President in Joe Biden or stick with Donald Trump for his second term.
A record-breaking number of early votes -- some 100 million -- have already been cast in an election that has the country on edge and is being closely watched in capitals around the world, AFP reported.
The Americans started to queue up to vote for the next President amid the chaotic environment, due to the pandemic and misinformation regarding in-mail voting.
While President Donald Trump is seeking a return to the office for a second term, his rival, Democrat Joe Biden has campaigned aggressively to grab the White House for himself. Biden, 77 is ahead in almost every opinion poll, buoyed by his consistent message that America needs to restore its "soul" and get new leadership in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people.
Polls opened in some Eastern states at 6 am EST (1100 GMT). The most closely watched results will start to trickle in after 7 pm EST (2400 GMT) when polls close in states such as Georgia, though definitive national results could take days if the contest is tight.
