Green Party leaders in Europe call on Jill Stein to exit presidential race, endorse Harris

Leaders of Green parties in Europe are calling for U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to exit the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.

“We are clear that Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies from the White House,” Green Party politicians from countries including France, Germany Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland, Estonia, Belgium, Spain, Poland and Ukraine said in a statement on Friday.

"Right now, the race for the White House is too close for comfort. We call on Jill Stein to withdraw from the race, and endorse Kamala Harris for the presidency of the United States," the leaders said.

The latest polls across 7 battleground states show the race is close. National polls show Trump and Harris virtually tied.