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| Donald Trump 'not to run as independent' in US election | Donald Trump 'not to run as independent' in US election |
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| US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has agreed not to run as an independent candidate if he loses the Republican nomination for the 2016 elections. | US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has agreed not to run as an independent candidate if he loses the Republican nomination for the 2016 elections. |
| "I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican party and the conservative principles for which it stands," he said on Thursday. | |
| He had earlier refused to rule it out. | He had earlier refused to rule it out. |
| The billionaire business mogul, who has been soaring in the polls, has come under pressure in recent weeks from the Republican Party to sign the pledge. | The billionaire business mogul, who has been soaring in the polls, has come under pressure in recent weeks from the Republican Party to sign the pledge. |
| His announcement on Thursday will be seen as a victory for the party, who may have seen a split in its support had Donald Trump pressed ahead as an independent candidate. | |
| He said he had received nothing for signing the loyalty pledge, aside from the assurance that he would be treated fairly in the race. | |
| During the Republican presidential debate earlier this month, the audience booed Mr Trump when he refused to rule out a third-party run. He was the only candidate not to commit to back the winner of the party's primaries. | |
| The Republican Party National Committee has since sought a loyalty pledge from each of its presidential hopefuls, in what is believed to be a first for the party. | |
| Donald Trump has come under attack from his rivals in the race who have questioned his conservative credentials and liberal leanings in the past. | |
| Mr Trump made the announcement at his campaign headquarters at the Trump Tower in New York. |