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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Meet Abdul El-Sayed: Michigan Senate winner backs Medicare for all, wants to abolish ICE and end US military aid to Israel

Abdul El-Sayed ‌has ⁠won ⁠the ​Democratic primary for ​the US Senate ​in Michigan, ⁠defeating US ‌Representative ​Haley ​Stevens, ⁠and will face Republican ​Mike Rogers ​in the November ‌midterm elections, projects NBC. El-Sayed, 41, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim senator in the US, if elected.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by leading left-wing politicians such as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York City congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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