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Democratic primaries canceled in New York state over Covid-19

Published on : 27/04/2020 – 21:45

The New York State primaries were scheduled to take place on June 23 in preparation for the November 3 presidential election in the United States. The nomination of Joe Biden is almost acquired, estimated local authorities.

Already postponed from the end of April to June 23, the Democratic primaries in New York State will ultimately not take place due to the coronavirus epidemic, Douglas Kellner, a local elections commission official, announced on Monday April 27. . The ballot was to be held in view of the presidential election on November 3 in the United States.

The nomination of Joe Biden by the Democratic Party being almost acquired since the rallying of Senator Bernie Sanders, his main opponent, the local authorities of the party considered that it was therefore useless to run the slightest risk to voters, a- he added.

With more than 22,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, New York State is the main focus of the epidemic in the United States.

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