US election 2024: The images from election week

Around 233 million eligible voters in nine time zones – the US election is a mammoth logistical project. It is unclear when the winner will be determined; The counting of all votes could take days, as it did four years ago. In many polling stations, voters can now cast their votes via computer, although traditional ballot papers are still used elsewhere. Around 75 million Americans have already voted in the run-up to the election early voting or by postal vote.

The two candidates also cast their votes: Kamala Harris in advance by postal vote, Donald Trump together with his wife Melania in Palm Beach, Florida. He told journalists there: “I’m very confident. I hear that we’re doing very well everywhere.” In his opinion, the race “won’t even be close.”