As expected, former US President Donald Trump won the Republican primaries in the US state of Nevada, broadcasters CNN and NBC News reported unanimously late on Thursday evening (local time), citing their own predictions. Trump’s last serious competitor, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, had already declared her candidacy on Tuesday – but she received fewer votes than for the ‘none of the listed candidates’ option.
Trump was not on the ballot Tuesday because Republicans in Nevada, unlike in the other states, had two different votes on two different days this year. The backdrop is a dispute over how the state’s primaries should be conducted. A classic primary election therefore took place on Tuesday, with Haley on the ballot and without Trump. However, no delegate votes were up for grabs for the party’s nominating convention. A so-called caucus followed on Thursday. In this vote, Trump declared himself eligible, but not Haley. Unlike Tuesday, the caucus was about delegate votes.
The next Republican primary is now scheduled for the same time on February 24 in South Carolina. While Trump is clearly dominating the race, Haley remains committed to her home state and has numerous campaign appearances planned there in the coming weeks.
Anyone who wants to become a presidential candidate in the US must first win in the parties’ internal primaries. The candidates are then officially chosen at party conferences in the summer. The actual presidential elections will take place in early November. Everything currently indicates that there will be a new duel between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, who wants to defend his office. (sda/dpa)
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