According to the TV company, they believe that it is not safe to conduct activities in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the Duval County Court demanding that Florida cancel the National Congress of the Republican Party. This was reported by CNN TV company.
It said the class action is being filed by several prosecutors who believe the events, scheduled for August 24-27 in Jacksonville, are not safe in the face of a coronavirus pandemic. In their opinion, it is necessary to cancel this part of the congress, at which U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he agrees to nominate a candidate from the Republicans in the upcoming presidential elections.
Plaintiffs insist that in order to avoid the spread of the coronavirus and to protect the health and well-being of citizens, it is necessary to ban all events “at which large groups of people will gather in enclosed spaces. CNN notes that the lawsuit was filed after Florida recorded the highest daily prevalence of new coronavirus infections. On July 4, 11,458 people in the state were confirmed to have been infected.
Earlier, Trump said in an interview with Gray Television that the U.S. Republican Party could show flexibility in holding party convention events in Florida. Its main events are expected to be held in Jacksonville and Charlotte, North Carolina.
The National Congress of the Democratic Party of the USA, at which the former Vice-president of the USA Joseph Biden should be named a candidate for the highest state post in the country, will take place on August 17-20 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The 59th US presidential election is scheduled for November 3.