America
Mitt Romney not to seek presidency in 2016
Washington, Jan 30
Republican Mitt Romney, who
had lost to Democrat Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential election,
Friday said he would not seek nomination from his party to run for the
presidency in 2016, media reports said Friday.
The former
Massachusetts governor shared his decision on a conference call with a
small group of advisers, The New York Times reported.
"After
putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve
decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity
to become our next nominee,†Romney said in a second call to a larger
group of supporters.
Romney said he could win the nomination but
did not "want to make it more difficult for someone else to emerge who
may have a better chance of becoming the presidentâ€.
He had
expressed renewed interest in another presidential run to a group of
donors earlier this month. Before becoming his party’s nominee for the
2012 election, he lost in the Republican primary in 2008. John McCain
had won the nomination but lost to Obama.