Biden and Trump win primaries in Louisiana
US President Joe Biden and US former President Donald Trump (Phoro: Getty Images)
President Joe Biden won the Democratic Party primary for the head of state elections in the state of Louisiana, according to NBC News.
In turn, former President Donald Trump won the Republican Party primary in the same state.
According to NBC News forecasts, Trump will receive 90.1% of the votes in Louisiana, while Biden leads with 86%. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already secured their nominations to participate in the presidential elections.
Presidential elections in the USA
The presidential elections in the United States are scheduled for November 5, 2024. According to forecasts, the leading Democratic candidate will be the incumbent American leader, Joe Biden. In addition to Donald Trump, former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley participated in the race for Republicans but withdrew her candidacy in early March.
In Michigan, Trump and Biden emerged victorious in their primaries at the end of February. However, Biden faced a significant challenge as about 100,000 voters chose 'undecided' on the ballot, indicating their dissatisfaction with the candidates and Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
On March 3, it was reported that according to a survey by The New York Times and Siena College, Trump leads Biden by five points in a hypothetical rematch match.
On March 5, Biden and Trump won the victory in the nationwide party elections in most states. Despite their low popularity ratings, the candidates created conditions for a historical rematch in the general elections in November.
According to opinion poll results, at the end of March, Biden surpassed his competitor for the future elections for the first time since August last year.
