WASHINGTON, 28 APR – RIA Novosti. The headquarters of the former candidate in US presidents Bernie Sanders called it a blow to democracy the abolition of primaries in new York state due to the coronavirus.
Previously, the state government was cancelled because of the epidemic of the coronavirus primaries, scheduled for June 23. Both parties have primary elections had to be formal — the current President of Donald trump and his opponent Democrat Joe Biden are no more competitors in the primaries.
“Only last week, former us Vice-President Biden warned the Americans that the President trump may use the current crisis as a reason for postponement of the November elections. Now he (trump — ed.) there is a precedent with new York state,” added weaver.
According to him, although Sanders and stopped the election campaign, voters should be given the opportunity to speak in every state. In addition, neither the party nor the candidates are not asked new York to cancel the primaries, said the adviser to Sanders. According to him, new York had violated the approved plan for the selection of delegates to party conventions.
In new York city was almost 300 thousand cases of coronavirus, more than 17.3 thousand people died.
