Est. 1min 21-01-2004 (updated: 07-11-2012 ) Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Senator Kerry, winner of the first US primary elections for the Democrats, has considerable foreign policy experience and views that are generally closer to EU positions on Iraq and the Middle East. Senator John Kerry has won the US primary election in Iowa, thereby clearing the first hurdle in the long race to be selected as the Democratic Party candidate for the US elections in November. The detailed result of the primary was as follows:John Kerry 37.7 per cent ; John Edwards 31.8 per cent ; Howard Dean 18 per cent; Richard Gephardt 10.5 per cent ; Dennis Kucinich 1.3 per cent ; Al Sharpton 0.7 per cent. Joe Lieberman and Wesley Clark were not competing in Iowa. Read more with Euractiv Internet petition provokes crisis in French research policyLeading French scientists have threatened to resign should their government fail to substantially boost national research funding. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Positions Iraq:According to Kerry "Americans deserve a principled diplomacy and a bold progressive internationalism", "We don't need a President who will walk away from the world or a President who will walk alone". He wants to reach out to the European nations to build a coalition in support of operations in Iraq; eliminate Bush's discriminatory contracting procedures and offer a genuine partnership of responsibility in return for a genuine partnership of burden sharing. Kerry also intends to go to the UN with one proposal to transfer responsibility to the UN for governance and a second one to transfer sovereignty to Iraq. John Kerry made a personal decision to engage in foreign affairs when he volunteered to fight in Vietnam in 1966. Later, however, he joined Vietnam Veterans Against the War. He has sat for on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Middle East:Kerry sees the Middle East road map as an acceptable, but long overdue, approach needed to reinvigorate the peace process. US engagement should be "active, constant, and at the highest levels". Defence and security:In the area of defence and security Kerry is known for having fought against withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. BackgroundOn 20 November 2004, the United States will elect a new President. The incumbent, George W. Bush, will be the only candidate for the Republican Party but the battle for the Democratic Party's nomination is hotting up. Given that the future president is sure to have a major influence on EU-US relations, EURACTIV has put together a brief profile on the Democrat candidate John Kerry. In the coming months EURACTIV intends to provide basic coverage of the US elections in so far as they may influence EU policies. Timeline New Hampshire, January, 27, the next primary election; The national party convention of the Democrats 26-29 of July; The national party convention of the Republicans 30 of August - 2 September; Election day 20 of November; Inauguration of new US president 20 of January, 2005 State by state guide to the US elections
