Americans elect their president today

Americans today are selecting their president for the next four years. The major contenders are Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party. In terms of Ukraine, Clinton has indicated she will keep sanctions imposed on Russian President Putin for the illegal annexation of Crimea and military aggression in Donbas. Meanwhile, Trump has hinted that he could adopt a policy of dropping the sanctions against Russia on Crimea, though he is likely to be opposed by the U.S. Congress. The president-elect will assume office on Jan. 20, 2017.

Zenon Zawada: This race will be close but we sense a strong potential for a Brexit-style upset by Trump on the horizon. He’s the leader going into Election Day, based on polling conducted by IBD/TIPP, which has been most accurate poll since 2004 with an average margin of error of 0.9 percent. In addition, polls of early voting are showing Trump outperforming the 2012 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney in key battleground states such as Florida, while early voter turnout has declined for Clinton, particularly among one of her key electorates, African-Americans.