New York State cancels 2020 Democratic presidential primary election, dissatisfaction with Sanders team

　　China News Service, April 28, according to US media reports, because of concerns about the spread of the new crown virus, New York State of the United States decided to cancel the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. This decision dissatisfied the supporters and campaign teams of former Democratic presidential candidate Sanders. , That this move is "a blow to American democracy."

Data map: US Democratic presidential candidate Sanders. China News Agency reporter Zhang Weiran

　　According to reports, the New York State Democratic Election Commission voted on April 27 local time to remove Sanders and nine other presidential candidates from New York's ballots. A new measure in the state law allows candidates who have publicly suspended elections to be removed from the ballot papers. This move made former US Vice President Biden the only candidate for the New York Democratic Party primaries, effectively canceling them.

　　This decision caused intense criticism from Sanders supporters and the campaign team. On the 27th local time, Sanders' campaign adviser Weaver said in a statement: "The New York State Election Commission's decision today is outrageous and it is a blow to American democracy and will be overthrown by the Democratic National Committee."

　　Earlier, lawyers in the Sanders campaign also wrote to the New York State Electoral Commission, asking him to remain on the Democratic primary ballot, and warned that if he was deleted, it would damage the unity of the political party.

　　The report said that Sanders suspended the campaign on April 8, but he intends to continue to win votes for party representatives in the primaries to affect the Democratic National Congress in August. According to reports, Sanders never terminated his qualifications for the Federal Election Commission.

　　In March, New York Governor Como signed an executive order announcing that the state ’s presidential primaries would be postponed from April 28 to June. On April 27 local time, after a vote by the New York State Electoral Commission, the state announced the cancellation of the presidential primaries originally scheduled for June 23. Media reports said that New York State's cancellation of the presidential primaries is "unprecedented."