DHAKA: Hillary Clinton accepted her party's presidential nomination after taking stage of the Democratic National Convention.

Clinton appeared on local time Thursday (July 29) almost overcome with emotion as she enter the arena to loud cheers and embraced her daughter, Chelsea, who introduced her as the next President of the United States.

She took a deep breath to collect herself as delegates in the crowd were in tears, reports the CNN.

“To all of you whose hard work brought us here tonight and to those of you who joined our campaign this week,” Hillary Clinton said, “what a remarkable week it's been.”

Clinton quickly reached out to disappointed Bernie Sanders voters, saying “I want you to know, I’ve heard you. Your cause is our cause.”

She told Americans the nation is facing a “moment of reckoning” as powerful forces try to tear it apart.

“Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart,” she said.

“Bonds of trust and respect are fraying. It truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we all will work together so we all can rise together.”

As she makes history by accepting her role as the first female nominee of a major political party, Clinton is offering herself as the epitome of steady leadership to a nation that is anxious and looking for reassurance.

“We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against. But we are not afraid. We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have,” Clinton will tell delegates at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, according to excerpts of her remarks.

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