After Iowa, New Hampshire. Former American President Donald Trump claimed victory on Tuesday January 23 in the Republican primaries in this state in the northeast of the United States, a week after his inaugural success in the Midwest.
According to projections from the American agency Associated Press (AP), the billionaire is ahead of his competitor Nikki Haley, while the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, who came second in Iowa, announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the fight for the Republican nomination for the White House.
This result constitutes a setback for Nikki Haley, now the only major alternative to Donald Trump. The former US ambassador to the UN invested a lot of time and financial resources to win New Hampshire. “The race is far from over”she said on the spot, after the announcement of these estimates. “A Trump inauguration would be a victory for Biden”she added.
Mme Haley has stepped up her criticism of the former Republican president, questioning his mental acuity and presenting herself as a unifying candidate who would usher in generational change. But these calls did not resonate with enough voters.
Joe Biden also wins, but in a symbolic primary
Mr. Trump can boast of being the first Republican presidential candidate to win open ballots in Iowa and New Hampshire since those two states were at the top of the electoral calendar in 1976. This marks the speed with which Grand Old Party (GOP) voters rallied behind him to make him their candidate for the third consecutive time.
By easily winning these first two states, the billionaire confirms his status as an ultra-favorite of the American right for the American presidential election of November 2024 which will designate a successor to Joe Biden, or allow the latter to run a second and final term of four years.
The Democratic president won the symbolic primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday. The leadership of the Democratic Party does not recognize the vote in the state of New England, which refused to organize it later in the nomination race.