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US primaries in New Hampshire: CNN looks Trump and Sanders in the front

This forecast published by the U.S. channel CNN, after the closure of the polling stations in New Hampshire.

First Countings confirm the CNN forecast: With Donald Trump (in the article on the right) in the case of the Republicans, and Bernie Sanders (product image on the left) for the Democrats – previously in surveys favored candidate in Front.

It features a high turnout, perhaps a record for the state in the northeast of the USA. In front of many polling stations had long queues formed on the streets of the towns it came to traffic jams. New Hampshire, after Iowa the second state in which the candidate of the Democrats and the Republicans for the race for White house primaries have lined up.

Iowa won the Republicans Senator Ted Cruz in front of Trump. For the Democrats, the continued Ex-Außenmiinisterin Hillary Clinton with a flimsy advantage against Sanders.

Primaries to the summer

The series of votes in the individual States in the United States lasts until the summer. In every election, in both parties, a number of delegates for a candidate, these votes will be collected. The respective candidate of the Republicans and Democrats are then given to party conventions in the summer category. The presidential election takes place on 8. November. Incumbent Barack Obama of the Demkraten may after two terms no longer compete.

wl/jj (cnn, dpa)