Warren Leads in the First Overseas Satellite Caucus Held This Year

Held in three locations: Paris, France; Glasgow, Scotland; and Tbilisi, Georgia

Leading candidate former Vice President Joe Biden receives '0' votes

▲Senator Elizabeth Warren [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Ahead of the Iowa caucus, the first hurdle of the U.S. presidential election, a 'satellite caucus' was held in Paris, France. At this event, Senator Elizabeth Warren received 8 votes to take first place, followed by Senator Bernie Sanders in second place.

A satellite caucus is a system that allows party members who cannot attend the official caucus held in Iowa to exercise their rights elsewhere, and it was implemented for the first time this year.

According to the AP News, this year's satellite caucuses were held in a total of three locations: Paris, Glasgow in Scotland, and Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

The Paris satellite caucus was composed of U.S. military base personnel, students, and others. With only 17 voters in total, the Paris caucus is unlikely to have a significant impact on the main Iowa caucus results, which are expected to involve about 200,000 people.

Senator Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg advanced to the first round but did not receive final selection. Leading Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden did not receive a single vote.

Meanwhile, the Paris satellite caucus concluded after reporting the results via video call to the Democratic headquarters in Iowa. The votes cast by these voters at the satellite caucus are added to the results of the main Iowa caucus.

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