Democrat Senator Barak Obama has won the elections in the United States to become the first African American president.

The Republican candidate acknowledged defeat after Obama won Florida.

Miraya FM sought the opinion of political parties in the country regarding Obama's election to the presidency of the United States.

Member of the National Congress and state minister of information, Kamal Obeid, expressed optimism that USA will change its policies.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and member of the SPLM, Atem Garang believes that American polices does not change according to who is the president, and called for changing Sudan's internal policies to cope with international changes.

A  Professor at the African International University, Hassan Makki, stressed that the US policies towards Sudan and the Middle East depends on who is the foreign secretary or the advisor on national security.

And in Kenya, Obama's grandmother from his father's side and family are most likely to conduct prayers and celebrate in the village where his grandparent resides beside Lake Victoria.

Many Kenyans expressed their happiness to Obama's winning, who has Kenyan roots.

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