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78-year-old Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential nominee for the upcoming US presidential election, is forced to suspend his campaign " until further notice " due to surgery following chest discomfort .
With our correspondent in San Francisco, Eric de Salve
Bernie Sanders was on a field trip to Las Vegas when he felt chest pain. Verdict after examination: a blocked artery and a cardiac operation to put two stents.
The senator from Vermont is currently hospitalized, he has to rest for several days. Not the choice, the more left of the Democratic candidates is therefore obliged to suspend his campaign.
An intense campaign which he carries out beating since several months multiplying the interviews, the meetings throughout all the United States. In the polls, Bernie Sanders is currently the third favorite to face Donald Trump in 2020.
But at 78, he is also the oldest of the Democratic candidates, which obviously raises the question of his age. As early as March, questions about his health had been raised when he appeared with a large bandage on his forehead after falling in the shower.
It is unclear whether he will be up on October 15 for the next televised debate, but " after this operation, he feels more fit than ever, " tries to reassure his team. " I hope to see my friend back in the campaign very soon ," says fellow candidate Elizabeth Warren.
Currently second in the polls Warren, candidate also of the Democratic wing, could be the main beneficiary of a postponement of votes in case of withdrawal of Bernie Sanders.