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How to Watch the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election from Italy

How to Watch the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election from Italy

The Race for the White House is on! If you are an American in Italy, you will want to watch the Presidential Election. Italian news channels are broadcasting but if you are not yet savvy with the language, you will want to watch the U.S. Presidential Election commentaries in English.  We have complied a list of ways to watch the U.S. Presidential Election from Italy.

The 2020 United States Presidential Election is just hours away and Americans in Italy and across the globe are eagerly awaiting results.

Major American news outlets such as CNNABC, NBC, and Fox News, will be covering the elections with 24/7 coverage beginning Tuesday, November 3 and will continue until early morning of Wednesday, November 4.

Correspondents and journalists from global TV News channels will be reporting live from swing states and key focal points sharing voter stories and behind the scenes backstories.

Italian news channels such as RAI, RAI NEWS, SKY TG24, TG24, TGCom24 will be be among the international journalists covering the event and most can be viewed by digital antenna.

To view international News channels in Italy such as CNN, CNN International, Euronews, Fox news, Fox International, Bloomberg, BBC World News, Al Jazeera International and others,  require a satellite dish and contract with a provider.

American Channels You can watch Live Streamed online from Italy

If you do not have satellite TV in Italy, you can watch many U.S. news channels online with Live streaming. Most websites have a large button on the top menu labeled “LIVE” or “WATCH LIVE”.

CNN Live Election updates https://us.cnn.com/election/2020

NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/now

ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Live

VOA News https://www.voanews.com/

The organization Democrats Abroad is hosting a “24 Hour LIVE Election Extravaganza” and online event that will host several breakout rooms with discussions and activities. Read more here.

Although the media will be making their predictions and reporting on exit polls, experts say that the actual results will take days perhaps even weeks for the final counts and results.

Article by Celia Abernethy, Easy Milano


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