Former Democratic Representative Beto O. Rourke announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States

Democratic Beto O. Rourke announced Thursday his appointment to the presidency of the United States, join the big group of candidates in the running to face Donald Trump in 2020.

"The only way to honor the promises of the United States is to give everything and do it for all of us "said in a video the former Texas representative aged 46, rising star of the Democratic Party.

O & # 39; Rourke was considered Democrats' potential candidate since his senatorial career against Republican Ted Cruz, unexpectedly adjusted thanks to its popular campaign of inclusion and citizen political participation, which drew the country's attention.

In the video, O 'Rourke is committed to solving the "interconnected crises of our economy, our democracy and our climate". "This moment of risk may be generating the greatest moment of promise for this country ", said in the video, which was posted on the site of El Paso Times.

With his confirmation, he inflates a crowded group of Democratic candidates, composed, inter alia, by EElizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, who accompanied President Barack Obama between 2009 and 2017, will be the last major piece of the 2020 election puzzle. He said that he will soon reveal his political plans.

It is expected that O & # Rourke immediately begins the campaign in Iowa, where the first fight for the Democratic nomination will take place in February 2020.

The trip will serve to check if O & # 39; Rourke is well able to transfer on the national political scene the pop star call that he showed in Texas last year, gathering enthusiastic crowds and raising $ 80 million in donations for the campaign.

Presidential elections will take placeNovember 3, 2020, and the winner will badume, as tradition dictates, January 20, 2021The campaign at the regional and national levels has just begun in the world's leading power.

It will be a test for Trump, who will try to be re-elected in a country where leaders have the habit of renewing the post once, and then limited by the Constitution. In recent times, only Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter have lost re-election against Carter and Ronald Reagan respectively.

With information from EFE and Reuters