US Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he will not run in the next US presidential election and vowed to support the incumbent’s candidacy. Joe Biden.

Mr. Biden’s main opponent in the 2020 Democratic nomination process told The Associated Press that he would do everything in his power to re-elect the current White House occupant for the presidency of the United States.

“The last thing this country needs is Donald Trump or some other demagogue who will try to undermine American democracy or deny a woman the right to choose or not address the crisis of gun violence or racism or sexism or homophobia,” Mr. n Sanders. in an interview. “Well, I am ready to do everything in my power to secure the re-election of the president.”

Mr. Biden announced on Tuesday his decision to run for a second term, although polls show that voters in both parties do not want him to run again. The Democratic president will face the winner of the Republican primary, which includes former President Donald Trump and several obscure conservatives.

Mr Sanders left open the possibility of running again, as he did in 2016 and 2020. On Tuesday, he said he would not run and discouraged other prominent progressive candidates from doing so.

His decision suggests that the left wing of the Democratic Party will finally unite in support of Mr. Biden’s 2024 bid, even if progressives aren’t thrilled about him.

“People will do what they want,” Mr. Sanders said. “I think Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee. And my job, and I think the job of the progressive movement, is to make sure that it fights for the working class of this country and takes nothing for granted.”

Sanders’ decision also signals that at 81, he will no longer run for president.

The gray-haired socialist with a Brooklyn accent emerged as the leading progressive voice in the 2016 presidential race and was able to secure the 2020 presidential nomination before his rivals backed Biden’s candidacy.

Source: Associated Press.