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Trump, Clinton projected major winners of US primaries

27 April 2016 05:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton have come out as major winners in five northeastern US states primaries, according to US media projections, APA reports quoting Press TV.

The early results were announced after the polls closed in five US states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island on Tuesday.

Maintaining his commanding lead on fellow Republicans Ted Cruz and John Kasich, Trump gained victory in the five states with Pennsylvania at 58 percent, Connecticut at 65 percent, Maryland at 61 percent, Delaware at 60 percent and Rhode Island 66 percent.

"I consider myself the presumptive nominee, absolutely," Trump said. He added that Ted Cruz and John Kasich should get out of the race so they can "unify the party."

Clinton won Maryland (66 percent), Pennsylvania (57 percent), andDelaware (59 percent) and Connecticut (50.1 percent) while Vermont Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders won the Rhode Island vote (55 percent).