United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates.
Speaking in an interview, Harris said she was, honoured to be the nominee as the virtual roll call continues ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago later this month.
Harris is the first black woman and first South Asian woman to become the White House standard-bearer for a major US political party.
If she defeats Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in November she would be America’s first female president.
The announcement was made before the online voting process ends on Monday, by the Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison.
However, the Democratic National Committee did not provide details of the delegate vote count, including a number or state-by-state breakdowns.
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