Obama defeats Clinton in Russia

22 Feb, 2008 02:58 / Updated 16 years ago

U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the primary campaign in Russia. He beat his rival Hillary Clinton, taking 77.2 per cent of the all ballots cast.

Voting took place between February 5 and 12 for all U.S citizens living in Russia, with 158 votes  received in total. The election was just one part of the Democrat Party’s global primary. Votes were held in 30 countries across the world with Obama emerging as the overall winner.