Barack Obama Wins U.S. Presidential Elections

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U.S. Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, saying "change has come to America."

Addressing about 150,000 supporters at his election night party at Grant Park in downtown Chicago, Illinois, Obama congratulated his Republican rival John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin for their achievements in the presidential campaign. Obama expressed his wish to work with the two to renew the country's promise.

He also praised his campaign team as one of the best in history and thanked his family, including his grandmother who passed away on Monday, for their support during the presidential campaign.

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," Obama said.

Obama also mentioned that the road ahead would be long and hard with many challenges waiting to be tackled.

"We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there," Obama said.

Shortly after McCain conceded defeated, President George W. Bush called Obama to congratulate him.

Projections showed that Obama won a landslide victory with at least 338 electoral votes while McCain only got 156 votes. Under the U.S. election system, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to capture the White House.

Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, made history by becoming the first African-American president-elect of the United States.

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奧巴馬在芝加哥發(fā)表講話，感謝自己的家庭和競選團(tuán)隊，并對對手麥凱恩表示敬意。
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此前，麥凱恩已致電奧巴馬，祝賀他當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)并承認(rèn)自己失敗。美國總統(tǒng)布什也打電話祝賀奧巴馬當(dāng)選。根據(jù)程序，奧巴馬將在明年1月20日正式宣誓就職。

當(dāng)天，法國總統(tǒng)薩科齊致信奧巴馬，對他當(dāng)選美國總統(tǒng)表示“最熱烈的”祝賀。韓國青瓦臺總統(tǒng)府發(fā)表聲明說，韓國總統(tǒng)李明博已向奧巴馬和其競選伙伴拜登發(fā)去賀信，表示希望進(jìn)一步發(fā)展韓美雙邊關(guān)系。

另據(jù)美國媒體最新統(tǒng)計，根據(jù)已經(jīng)公布的選舉結(jié)果，民主黨在總共100席的國會參議院的議席數(shù)已至少增至56席；在總共435個席位的國會眾議院選舉中，也已至少獲得235席。

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