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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

'Who Needs Elections?': Fury Erupts as Lindsey Graham's Sister Is Handed His Senate Seat With Zero Experience

Darline Graham Nordone reveals her family’s story at the announcement of late Senator Lindsey Graham’s 2015 presidential run. (Credit: Screenshot file/Youtube)

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to fill the late Republican senator's seat, igniting a storm over 'nepotism' and 'democratic fairness'.

The move, announced in Columbia on Monday, came just days after Senator Graham died at his Washington, D.C., home on 11 July at the age of 71.

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