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US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday won the 2024 Democratic National Convention, securing a majority of the delegates' votes, The Washington Post reported...
Democratic Party officials officially announced her as the party's presidential nominee, concluding an extraordinary process that followed the former Democratic candidate's withdrawal less than two weeks ago...
"I am honoured to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States..
The official nomination of Harris as the first woman of colour to lead a major party's presidential ticket represents a significant milestone for a nation historically divided by racial and gender issues, The Post said...
The announcement came from Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison, who mentioned that Harris reached the required threshold just a day after online voting started on Monday.. Kamala Harris officially inked the forms to declare her candidature for the US presidential elections on July 27..
