Jill Stein refuses to pull out of White House race despite calls from Green parties

Jill Stein has refused to drop out of the race for the White House despite calls from more than a dozen Green parties to do so. The US Green Party candidate is under pressure to end her presidential campaign just days before polling day, amid claims that she could fatally wound Kamala Harris and hand the election to Donald Trump. The European Greens noted that Ms Stein, who is running in her third presidential election, had no chance of winning and that the race between Ms Harris and Trump was “too close for comfort”. “Like other ultra-conservative politicians across the globe with whom he has close relationships such as Vladimir Putin… he would undermine democracy.” ‘Watershed moment’ The European Greens have no formal link with Ms Stein’s US Greens, having split from the American wing over its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. “In this crucial moment, Europe needs Kamala Harris as President of the United States, to be a reliable partner and to take the urgent, decisive action needed on the climate crisis and to bring about a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East.” It has previously been reported that Badger Values, a Republican-aligned campaign group, has spent $307,000 on advertising for Ms Stein to peel away votes from Ms Harris in the swing state of Wisconsin.