Seder declares victory, could become first Muslim U.S. senator

(Central News Agency, Detroit, 4th, Comprehensive Foreign Reports) Many U.S. television networks predicted early this morning that Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed will defeat Republican opponent Rogers in the Michigan U.S. Senate election. Said has also declared victory on his own. He is expected to become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.

Agence France-Presse reported that the 42-year-old Seid delivered a victory speech to hundreds of supporters at the Detroit campaign headquarters. He said: "Michigan, we did it!" The crowd at the scene screamed, cheered and hugged each other.

According to the New York Times, the voting progress in Michigan is currently over 95%, with Seider winning 52% of the vote, leading Republican former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers by about 6 percentage points.

Seid encountered sudden changes at the last moment of the election campaign. After losing to Seder in the party primary, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens switched her support to Rogers at the last minute before the election.

The former Michigan public health official united voters with leftist campaign promises such as "universal health care" and is now expected to win a key federal Senate seat for the Democratic Party to replace the retiring incumbent Senator Gary Peters.

During the campaign, Republicans painted Democrats as communists and labeled Seder a terrorist who would endanger the safety of the American people.