Democratic presidential candidate to be chosen by August 7 - NYT
Photo: US Vice President and presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
The Democratic Party will select its presidential candidate by August 7 via online voting, The New York Times reports.
According to Jamie Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, no date has been set for the vote.
Party representatives who took part in the phone conversation also said that a candidate for vice president could also be nominated by August 7. At the same time, the presidential candidate, who is likely the current Vice President Kamala Harris, will have the right to influence when the vice presidential candidate is selected and voted on by the delegates.
The NYT adds that the presidential candidate's nomination in the virtual vote will take place a few weeks before the delegates gather in Chicago on August 19. This, in turn, will reduce the convention to a purely ceremonial function.
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The US presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024. The newly elected president and vice president will take office at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. On this day, a solemn ceremony takes place - the inauguration of the US president.
This year's Democratic presidential candidate was supposed to be the current head of state, Joe Biden. However, on Sunday, July 21, he announced that he withdrew from the race. Instead, he proposed Vice President Kamala Harris as a candidate for the US presidency.
At the same time, Biden noted that he would remain the head of state until the end of his term. This was his response to the call of some Republicans to resign early.
In turn, the Republican Party has nominated former US President Donald Trump, who was recently assassinated, as its candidate for the presidency. After the news about Biden, Trump called for a second debate on Fox News, which is considered close to him. The first debate between the Democrats and the Republicans was organized by ABC.
