Joe Biden has said it is "time to turn the page" after his presidential election victory was confirmed by the US electoral college.<br /><br />In a speech after the announcement, he said US democracy had been "pushed, tested and threatened" and "proved to be resilient, true and strong".<br /><br />He condemned President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the result.<br /><br />Later Russian President Vladimir Putin became one of the last world leaders to congratulate Mr Biden on his victory.<br /><br />Moscow had said it would wait for the official results before doing so. Most other national leaders contacted Mr Biden days after the vote on 3 November.<br /><br />Confirmation by the electoral college was one of the steps required for Mr Biden to take office.<br /><br />Under the US system, voters actually cast their ballots for "electors", who in turn formally vote for candidates after the election.<br /><br />Democrat Joe Biden won November's contest with 306 electoral college votes to Republican Donald Trump's 232
