FIRST LOOK: The election results are in on Scandal season 6!

Cape Town – Just as one election race is about to die down in the US another one has just begun. 

In Scandal (The Fixer) season 6 the results are in!

A quick recap as it's been months since Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and her gang of gladiators have been on the screen.

In season 5 the two candidates Mellie (Bellamy Young) and Frankie Vargas (Ricardo Chavira), are running for the number one position with their veeps Jake Ballard (Scott Foley) and Cyrus (Jeff Perry).

From the sneak peek it looks like there are fireworks ahead.

Watch it here:

The new series premieres in the US on 19 January 2017.