Donald Trump wins Iowa caucuses

Donald Trump has won the support of the majority of participants in the Republican Party caucuses in Iowa.

The Associated Press reports. 

A caucus is the first stage of internal party voting in a presidential election. At the Republican caucuses, candidates are usually determined by secret ballot.

Donald Trump won 51% of the vote. His competitors, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, received 21.2%, former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley - 19.1%, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy - 7.7% and dropped out.

Over 100,000 people turned out to vote, but this was less than expected. This may be due to weather conditions.

According to the AP, the results of the caucuses allowed Trump to strengthen his control over the Republican presidential nomination. At the same time, DeSantis and Haley are not going to withdraw from the race.

After dropping out of the race, Vivek Ramaswamy announced his "full support for Trump in the future". Ramaswamy has regularly expressed an anti-Ukrainian position. In particular, he said that he would "accept" Russia's control over the occupied territories of Ukraine, promised to prevent Ukraine's accession to NATO and lift sanctions.

On January 23, New Hampshire will hold the country's first primary elections.