The election in the United States

The election in the United States Votes on the election
Analysis: A draw cannot be ruled out

With just four days left until the US election, polls indicate it could end either way. Despite the uncertain situation, the Washington Post's Aaron Blake tries to figure out seven likely scenarios.

Blake outlines different paths that the respective presidential candidates can take to win the election. For example, that Kamala Harris takes home the so-called blue states, or that Donald Trump pinches the wave master states on the east coast.

Blake's last scenario deals with the fact that the election could end in a tie, that is, the candidates get 269 electors each.

"It is probably the least likely outcome, but with pretty much everything on the table, it cannot be ruled out," he writes in the analysis.

The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg writes an analysis based on Donald Trump becoming the next president of the United States. Goldberg writes that her biggest fear is that Trump will stick to his promise to carry out "the largest deportation in US history" and what that will mean in terms of protests and potentially violent responses.

"But even if the unthinkable happens, it won't all happen at once," she writes.

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The election in the United States • The electoral movement
Anxiety in Ukraine ahead of the election: "Can't handle this by ourselves"

Regardless of who becomes the next president of the United States, the election results will have a major impact on Ukraine's future. Kamala Harris has promised continued military support to the country, a scenario that is less likely if Donald Trump is victorious.

The BBC has spoken to several Ukrainians who are concerned about the result.

- We hope that the woman, Kamala Harris, wins and supports us, says Inna in the city of Zaporizhzhya.

Ukrainian soldier Andrej says that he and his colleagues are nervous. The Ukrainian army is largely dependent on the support of the outside world in the war against Russia. If US support is withdrawn or reduced, the entire burden would fall on the shoulders of the Ukrainian infantry, Andrej says.

- We will fight with what we have, but everyone knows that Ukraine cannot handle this on its own.

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The election in the United States The electoral movement
Europe's Greens call on "their" candidate to drop out

Skip the election and get behind Kamala Harris. That call sends green parties from 16 European countries to Jill Stein, who is running for president of the Green Party of the United States.

“Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can stop Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies from reaching the White House. The election takes place at a decisive moment for the history of our planet," the parties write.

Stein is on the ballot in almost all of the most important states and gets just over 1 percent in the polls, writes Politico. In the swing states, those votes could potentially make the difference.

But it is unlikely that Stein will heed the demand, not least because the relationship between Europe's greens and the US greens is strained.