US election campaign
Trump wins Republican primary in Nevada – he was the only candidate on the ballot
Confident of victory: Donald Trump giving a speech at a pre-election party
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Former US President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in Nevada. Not surprising, since Trump was the only candidate on the ballot. There is a dispute over the primaries in the US state.
Trump was not on the ballot on Tuesday because, unlike in the other states, Republicans in Nevada had two different votes on two different days this year. The background is a dispute over how primary elections should take place in the state. A classic primary election therefore took place on Tuesday, with Haley on the ballot and without Trump. However, there were no delegate votes up for grabs for the party’s nomination convention. A so-called caucus followed on Thursday. In this vote, Trump stood for election, but not Haley. Unlike Tuesday, the caucus was about delegate votes.
There will be an election in South Carolina soon
The next Republican primary is now scheduled for both at the same time on February 24th in South Carolina. Although Trump clearly dominates the race, Haley remains committed to running in her home state and has numerous campaign appearances planned there in the coming weeks.
Anyone who wants to become a presidential candidate in the USA must first prevail in internal party primaries. The candidates are then officially chosen at party conferences in the summer. The actual presidential election takes place at the beginning of November. Everything currently indicates that there will be a new duel between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, who wants to defend his office.