US Senator Mitt Romney, who was defeated by Barack Obama in the presidential election, announced on Wednesday that he will no longer run for a new mandate, AFP and Agerpres reported.

“For 25 years, I have worked in public service in one form or another,” the 76-year-old Republican said in a statement. “Frankly, it’s time to make way for a new generation of leaders,” continued the senator, whose term expires in January 2025.

The announcement by Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, comes at a time when America is going through a deep debate about its aging political class.

“We are facing critical challenges, from the national debt to climate change and the authoritarian ambitions of Russia and China,” he said, noting that neither President Biden, 80, nor his rival Donald Trump, 77, are up to the challenge. .

In 2012, the Republican with a moderate tone and positions wore the Republican color against Barack Obama, but without success. In November 2018, he was elected to the Senate, where he embodied one of the most critical Republican voices of then-President Donald Trump.

In fact, the former president welcomed the “fantastic news” on his Pravda social network.