US President Joe Biden is expected to announce his Democratic nomination next week, confirming his intention to run for re-election in 2024, Reuters reported, citing an informed source.

If this happens on Tuesday, it will coincide with the expiration of four years since his nomination ahead of the 2020 presidential election (April 25, 2019), the same source, who requested anonymity, said. Reuters.

Mr. Biden has long said he intends to run for a second term — last week he said he would start the campaign “relatively soon” — but the delay in the official announcement has raised doubts among Democratic voters that the 80-year-old president will have the opportunity to be elected to a second four-year term.

In recent weeks, Joe Biden has laid out an agenda of issues expected to dominate his campaign, secured his personal doctor’s agreement that his health condition allows him to seek re-election, asked Democrats to reorganize party events to make it easier to announce his candidacy. and chose Chicago to host the Democratic Convention ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Source: RES-IPE