Trump, Clinton inch closer to Presidential nominations

The front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race, Donald Trump, won a decisive victory in the key state of Florida but lost to John Kasich in Ohio.

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton extended her lead with wins in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina.

Meanwhile Marco Rubio dropped out of the Republican race after losing in his home state of Florida to Trump.

The billionaire has also won in Illinois and North Carolina.

His victories cause a headache for the Republican party because many senior members are concerned by his policies and tone.

Trump will need just over half of the hundreds of delegates remaining to win a majority in the Republican race and assure him of the nomination.

Five big states on Tuesday chose their preferred candidate for November’s presidential election.

The winners for both parties in Missouri are yet to be called. Mrs Clinton is locked in tight competition with challenger Bernie Sanders, while Mr Trump is fighting Ted Cruz.

Trump described the night as “amazing”, saying his wins had come despite the fact that “nobody has ever, ever in the history of politics has received the kind of negative advertising that I have”.

“My numbers went up,” he told a rally in Florida. “I don’t understand it. Nobody understands it.”

However, he suffered a setback when John Kasich secured his first win in the state of Ohio, where he is governor.

“I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land,” Kasich said in his victory speech.