MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Barack Obama said he was confident that the next leader of the country would also be from the Democratic party.
"I am anticipating a Democrat succeeding me. I am confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front," Obama told a press conference Tuesday.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 8, 2016.
Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, is the frontrunner from the party, according to recent polls. Senator Bernie Sanders is her main contender in the party.
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson are the frontrunners in the Republican party.