WASHINGTON : Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC.
This is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential candidate.
She lost in South Carolina, her home state. But she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history.
Mr Trump however has a huge lead over Ms Haley and is likely to face Joe Biden in the November election.
The BBC’s US partner CBS reports that Ms Haley will receive all 19 Republican delegates who were up for grabs in Washington DC, giving her 43 delegates nationwide – well behind Mr Trump’s 247.
Her campaign national spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said: “it’s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos”.
Mr Trump has dominated every state primary or caucus so far in the Republican campaign, and is poised to win more delegates this week, on Super Tuesday, when voters in 15 states and one US territory will nominate their candidate. It is the biggest day of nominating contests, with 874 Republican delegates’ support at stake.
courtesy : bbc news
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