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By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) â Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor and civil rights lawyer, looked likely to become the next Manhattan district attorney after his main rival for the Democratic nomination, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, conceded on Friday.
Bragg, 47, would become the first Black person to lead one of the countryâs most high-profile prosecutorâs offices, which made headlines this week with a sweeping indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trumpâs namesake company and its longtime financial chief, Allen Weisselberg.
Bragg held 34% of the votes by registered Democrats in the June 22 primary elections, while Farhadian Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor, was in second place at 30%, with thousands of absentee ballots still to be tallied. Six other candidates trailed far behind.
Alvin Bragg poised to become first African American DA of Manhattan after Democratic rival concedes
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