When he was forced out of the White House in January, Donald Trump thought he had left elections behind - for another four years at least.

But one month on, having relocated to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, Mr Trump faces another vote that could affect his future.

The former president's well-heeled neighbours on the southern Florida barrier island, who are usually known to settle disputes discreetly, are orchestrating a public campaign to bar him from living in his Mar-a-Lago club.

Some of them are now eyeing up a local council election in early March, during which a new mayor and two new council members will be installed who may be more sympathetic to their cause.

Read Rozina Sabur's full dispatch from Florida here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/usa/

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