Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. REUTERS / Lucas Jackson

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Joe Biden has chosen Senator Kamala Harris as running mate for the November US presidential election, his campaign announced in a message to supporters. Kamala Harris, 55, thus becomes the first black woman on a presidential ticket in the history of the United States.

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Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he had chosen black Senator Kamala Harris, 55, to challenge Donald Trump at the polls on November 3 and become, if won, the first female vice-president of the United Nations. United States.

"  I have the immense honor to announce that I have chosen Kamala Harris, a fighter devoted to the courageous defense of the working classes and one of the greatest servants of the State, as my running mate,  " announced Joe Biden , 77, former vice-president of Barack Obama.

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