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Facing intense pressure from across the political spectrum, US President Joe Biden made the extraordinary move on July 21, 2024, of withdrawing as the Democratic candidate to lead the party in the November presidential election. The 81-year-old leader gave his support for Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him. Biden is the first elected American president not to seek a second term since Lyndon Johnson in 1968.