Tens of millions of Americans are voting today to decide who, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, will be the new occupant of the White House, an electoral contest taking place in a tense atmosphere, with historic stakes for the US and the rest world.

From New York to Los Angeles, from the Midwest to the coast of Florida, long lines of voters have formed on the sidewalks on this historic day.

In a message on social media, the Democratic vice president, who will be able to become the first female head of the world’s largest powercalled on citizens “to open the next chapter of the greatest story ever told.”

“We vote because we love our country and believe in America’s promises“, wrote the candidate of the Democratic Party.

In addition, she wrote on her X account today, addressing citizens that “today is your last chance to make an impact in this election.”

For his part, the Republican, who made a spectacular political comeback after being convicted by the US judiciary, posted a video that started with a tattered US flag, with shots of immigrants flooding the border or with armed criminals, as opposed to workers , police officers or participants in his pre-election rallies.

“We ask you to accept the situation as it is. And we wonder if America can come back. we can (do it)“, assured the Republican. “When we fall, we don’t stay down, we get up and fight,” he added.

In addition, the Republican Party candidate called on his supporters to vote despite long lines at polling stations.

“Electoral excitement is at an all-time high!“, he wrote to X. “This means that the queues will be long! I want you to cast your vote no matter how long it takes. Stay in line!”.

“Radical Communist Democrats want you to pack up and go home“, he added.

More than 82 million Americans have already voted in early voting and it is impossible to know whether it will take hours or days for the votes to be counted to decide the winner between the 60-year-old vice president and the 78-year-old former president of the country, whose personalities and their visions are so different.

Among the voters, Darlene Taylor cast ballots at an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, a key state that could single-handedly change the outcome of this highly contested election.

The 56-year-old, who lives on welfare, wears a T-shirt that says “Trump-Vance,” the duo she wants to see ruling this 50-state, 335-million-person confederation.

“We don’t want four more years of high inflation, these fuel prices and lies,” she says.

On the other hand, 46-year-old Marcel Bisson voted for Kamala Harris.

“I believe it will reconcile the whole population, the whole world, because we are currently so divided“, he said. “She acts for peace, while everything her opponent says is systematically negative».

At the campaign rallies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, two sides of America were on display so irreconcilable that each of the opposing camps was convinced that the other would lead the country to destruction.

The former California prosecutor and senator called her opponent a “fascist.” The former business magnate said that she is “stupid” and will “destroy” the country.

The verdict of the ballot box will be historic in any case.