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| McCain wins key Florida election |
| John McCain has won a close victory in Florida in the battle to become the Republican candidate for US president.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 30-January-2008
1:41:20 AM |
| The Arizona senator narrowly beat Mitt Romney in the primary election to gain the upper hand ahead of next week's crucial polls in 24 states.
Media reports suggest former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - who based his campaign on winning in Florida - may endorse Mr McCain and drop out.
Hillary Clinton won a largely symbolic victory in the Democratic vote.
No delegates are at stake for the Democrats because the state's Democratic Party has been penalised by the national party for breaking rules on when it could hold its primary.
'Getting close'
The BBC's Kevin Connolly in Orlando says Mr McCain's win probably makes him a slight front-runner going into Super Tuesday - but the closeness of the margin may also encourage Mr Romney.
Observers can expect things to be equally tight on Super Tuesday, our correspondent adds.
With 97% of the vote counted, Mr McCain led Mr Romney by 36% to 31%.
The result means Mr McCain will take all 57 delegates in what is a winner-takes-all primary - the biggest prize of the primary season so far.
The delegates will attend the party's national convention later this year when the Republican candidate is chosen.
Speaking to cheering supporters at a rally in Miami, Mr McCain said: "Our victory might not have reached landslide proportions, but it was sweet nonetheless."
He said he believed he would win the Republican nomination and would go on to win "against anyone the Democratic Party nominates".
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