30 minutes agoJoe Biden secures the number of delegates, formally nominated US presidential candidate
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(6 years ago)Former US Vice President Joe Biden has provided sufficient delegates to officially be nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for future president of the United States. A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination. Joe Biden crossed this threshold after publishing the results in recent hours [...]
A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination. Joe Biden crossed this threshold after publishing the results in late Friday hours for elections in seven states and in the Columbia District, writes “Reuters”, Report Express broadcast.
This achievement was more formal, because he had practically become nominated by the party for presidential elections since April, when his main rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, withdrew from the race.
“It was an honour to compete together in one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic Party has ever decided and proudly say that we will enter these elections as a united party”, Joe Biden said on Friday.
At a certain point in the race within the party, more than 20 candidates competed for the nomination. However, some of them began to withdraw after seeing that they are unlikely to win the race.
Joe Biden had a slow start and recorded his first victory in South Carolina in late February.
Although Bernie Sanders was leading the race during the first phase, Joe Biden scored success during Martha “Super, when elections are held in many countries, increasing the percentage of support.
The United States presidential election is expected to be held in November this year. In this race, Joe Biden will face current US President Donald Trump, who comes from the ranks of the Republican Party.
