Democratic socialist Kiros defeats longtime incumbent in Colorado primary
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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has defeated 15-term United States Representative Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary in a Denver-area district in Colorado , according to US media projections, the latest victory of a leftist over an establishment Democrat. The race on Tuesday was called by multiple media outlets after 78 percent of the votes were counted and Kiros had a nearly 7,000-vote lead over DeGette. Kiros, who moved to the US from Ethiopia as a baby, had faced controversy over her criticism of Democrats who support Israel and her alliance with socialist political commentator Hasan Piker. She is now favoured to win November’s election in the overwhelmingly Democratic district. Kiros, a 29-year-old former lawyer, was fired from her job after refusing to remove a post that criticised law firms for their stance on Israel and Palestine and has called Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide. Kiros is the latest democratic socialist to oust an incumbent Democrat this summer. The attorney general argued that he stood up to the Trump administration in court, where he fought against the funding freeze and the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Rutinel, a progressive candidate, defeated moderate former state Representative Shannon Bird in a campaign that focused heavily on immigration. Trump’s Republican Party now holds a slim majority in the US House of Representatives and Senate. Democrats need to net three seats to win control of the House in November and four to win the Senate.
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Former lawyer Melat Kiros, 29, has criticised Democrats for support of Israel during its genocidal war on Gaza.
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