Election of Obama as US President "historic": CPI

New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) The CPI Wednesday described the
election of Barack Obama as the U.S. President as "historic"
and expressed hope that he would bring about a change in the
U.S. policies, particularly towards West and South Asia.

"Obama had sought votes for a change. People have
supported him for a change. We hope he can really bring about
a changes in the U.S. policies towards the developing world,
particularly in West and South Asia," CPI national secretary D
Raja told PTI.

Maintaining that the Bush administration had been
"belligerent" in its approach towards the developing
countries, he said he hoped that the new president would make
a departure from Bush's policy especially those concerning
peace and development.

"I hope Obama will respect multilateralism," Raja said.

Obama's victory itself was historic because for the first
time, a person from such a social and economic background has
won the U.S. presidential polls, he said. PTI ARC
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