Wish him luck: From managing Covid to unifying US, Biden faces a tough task

Biden's first challenge will be to steer the country through the hazards of the coming weeks

Almost 50 years to the day since he first entered politics, Joe Biden — erstwhile vice president, decades-long veteran of the Senate, national avatar of avuncularity — has been chosen as the next president of the United States. Wish him luck. He’ll need it.
 

His first challenge will be to steer the country through the hazards of the coming weeks. The full and final election numbers will take time to wrap up, and assorted legal gambits will need to be resolved. These almost certainly won’t change the result, but they risk fuelling anger and instability. Until the matter is settled