In the US a petition has been filed for a recount of votes in the presidential election in Wisconsin. The Green Party candidate Jill Stein submitted an official demand for a review in the northern state, and also wants a recount in Pennsylvania and Michigan. All were closely fought states which were taken by president-elect Donald Trump earlier this month. The Wisconsin Electoral Commission has indicated it is ready to carry out the recount. “The Commission is preparing to move forward with a statewide recount of votes for President of the United States, as requested by these candidates,” Commission Administrator Michael Haas said in