In a milestone moment on Tuesday afternoon, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for November 8 presidential election, becoming the first woman candidate of a major American political party.
She will face Republican Donald Trump in what is expected to be a fierce political fight in the months ahead.
Democrats formally named the former top American diplomat as their candidate after she hit the 2,383- delegate mark during the roll call at ongoing Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
To the applause of an excited crowd, Senator Bernie Sanders, who ran an astonishingly stiff campaign against Clinton, moved a motion on the floor of the Convention to declare her the victorious candidate.
Sanders’ gesture could help Democrats repair divisions that emerged due to young voters’ emotional support for his agenda, major parts of which, the Vermont senator says, will find place in Clinton’s agenda.
The revelation of some emails by senior Democratic leaders favoring Hillary Clinton during the primary season also spoiled the Convention climate.
