The political life of the United States is determined by two main parties - the Republican and the Democratic. Representatives of these political associations are actively fighting among themselves for seats in parliament and for the presidency. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, represents the country's oldest Democratic Party.
Barack Obama - President of the Democratic Party
Barack Obama became the 15th Democratic President in the history of the United States. After the next elections held in 2012, the Democratic Party got its president and most seats in the Senate, but in the House of Representatives, in terms of the number of deputies, it lost to the Republican Party. This alignment of forces helps maintain a balance in the political life of the country, but it forces the president to show considerable flexibility.
The future 44th president of the United States graduated from Columbia University and the School of Law at Harvard. Actively involved in editing the university press, worked as a lawyer, protecting the civil rights of his clients. In 2004, Obama became a Illinois Senator, gaining more than two-thirds of the vote. In 2007, Barack Obama openly declared his desire to become president. At the 2008 National Congress, his candidacy received widespread support from the Democrats.
Obama became the first African American to occupy the highest public office in the United States. In the 2008 elections, he was far ahead of Republican candidate John McCain in the number of votes cast. The following year, Obama has already received the Nobel Peace Prize. Thus, his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy were noted. The success of the new president allowed him to take the presidency for the second time in 2012.
