The Democratic Party convention, which was supposed to gather thousands of participants from July 13 to 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been postponed to August 17, the party announced on Thursday April 2, citing "the unprecedented health crisis in which "face the United States.

The Democrats also plan to "adjust the form the convention will take, the number of assistants and its agenda" in order to limit the risk of contagion, the party said.

Former US vice-president and ultra-favorite primaries Joe Biden, 77, called for his postponement Wednesday evening. He is in the running against independent senator Bernie Sanders, 78, but has a practically insurmountable lead. He should therefore, except surprise, be the candidate invested during the convention to face Donald Trump in November.

Wisconsin primary maintained

The Republican convention, it is scheduled from August 24 to 27 in Charlotte, North Carolina but without great suspense about its outcome: Donald Trump will run for a second term on November 3.

No democratic primary has been organized since March 17 and already 15 states and Puerto Rico have announced the postponement of their elections, so some were scheduled to depart in mid-May.

Strongly criticized, the Wisconsin authorities nevertheless maintain the polls planned for next Tuesday in this state, where the population was called to stay at home. A judge refused to order a postponement on Thursday, but in fact extended the deadline for voting by six days, extending the deadline for voting by proxy until April 13, and by one day the deadline for claiming his votes. bulletins, until Friday evening.

Remote campaign

In the United States, voters who cannot go to the polls can send or cast their ballot before or after polling day. "People shouldn't be forced to risk their lives to vote," Bernie Sanders said of Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Like nearly nine in ten Americans called to stay at home, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are stuck at home, from where they give interviews. From the White House, Donald Trump takes part in long daily press conferences on the evolution of the pandemic. Press briefings which sometimes resemble electoral rallies, denounce his detractors.

With AFP

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