Candidate minimum

Barack Obama gained the required number of delegates to the congress of the Democratic Party for nomination as the post of president of the United States. According to CNN, at the moment he scored 2154 votes of delegates, and his rival Hillary Clinton is 1923 votes. To win the primaries, it is required to gain 2118 votes.

On Wednesday, the last primary elections among the Democrats - the primaries in South Dakota and Kokusa (closed party collection) in Montana were held. Clinton won in South Dakot, Obama in Montana.

Speaking in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, Barack Obama announced his victory in his competition with the former first lady. "That evening I can stand in front of you and say that I will be a nominant of the Democratic Party to the post of president of the United States," he said.

Speaking to her supporters in New York, the former first lady congratulated Obama on the end of the primaries. She stated that she was not going to make any decisions based on the results of the latest votes, and emphasized that the Democratic Party should maintain unity.

According to AP, Clinton considers the possibility of speaking in the elections as vice president paired with Obama. “I am open for such proposals,” she said.