US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in their respective party primaries for the 2024 presidential election with Super Tuesday victories.
Citing US media estimates, Xinhua news agency reported that Joe Biden successfully fought off challenges from American writer Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips and won Massachusetts, Alabama, Maine, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Vermont. won the Democratic primary. Also, US President Joe Biden has won the party caucus in Iowa.
Meanwhile, former US President Donald Trump is expected to win Republican primaries in Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia, defeating Nikki Haley. Former South Carolina Governor and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is also challenging former President Donald Trump. He scored his first victory by defeating Donald Trump in the Republican primary in the District of Columbia.
California and Texas are the most densely populated areas with primary elections on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, primary elections were also held in 15 provinces of the US territory, including American Samoa.