Kamala Harris won the Democratic nomination for President of the United States after secured the necessary number of votes of party delegates, while becoming the first woman of color to head the list of a major American party, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The vice president of the United States has emerged as the favorite for the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race last month.
Party delegates this week voted online, and reaching the required number of votes was also announced at a virtual event, which Harris participated in via video conference. She said she will officially accept the nomination next week when online voting ends.
"I am happy that we have enough delegates to secure the nomination. And later this month we will gather in Chicago, united as one party, where we will have the opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together,'' Harris added.
To officially secure the nomination, she had to pass the threshold of 2,350 party delegate votes.
The Democratic National Committee has promised to nominate a presidential candidate by Aug. 7, ahead of the party's national convention, which will be held Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. The virtual voting decision was made in accordance with these dates.
Harris has recruited into his campaign staff for the upcoming vote for the White House three former employees of the two-term US President Barack Obama, Reuters reported.
This is David Plouffe, Stephanie Cutter and Mitch Stewart.
Pluff is a political strategist who managed Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign and served as a senior adviser on his campaign staff during his 2012 re-election campaign.
Cutter, who was White House communications chief, also served as Obama's deputy campaign manager. Her firm has a contract to organize the Democratic National Convention between August 19 and 22 in Chicago.
Stewart, like Plouffe, worked for Obama during both of his election campaigns. Now he comes as a senior adviser to the campaign in the most contested states in the race between Democrats and Republicans.
More powers on Harris' campaign staff now go to David Binder, who, like his job under Obama, will lead the polling team, now also monitoring media trends.
At the head of the campaign staff of the current vice president of the United States is campaign veteran Jen O'Malley Dillon, who led three successful campaigns - Obacha's two and Biden's, according to Reuters.