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Could independent candidate Oscar Yıldız shake up the safest seat of Labor Party?

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The Turkish-Australian politician Oscar Yıldız, has been competing with Pascoe Vale state Labor MP Lizzie Blandthorn for the safest seat of Labor Party. We interviewed state MP Lizzie Brandthorn and former Moreland mayor and former Labor Party member Oscar Yildiz. Yıldız says, Pascoe Vale has been ignored for too long because it's a safe Labor seat. Lizzie Blandthorn speaks about whether Oscar Yıldız creates a threat to herself.


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The Turkish-Australian politician Oscar Yıldız, has been competing with Pascoe Vale state Labor MP Lizzie Blandthorn for the safest seat of Labor Party. We interviewed state MP Lizzie Brandthorn and former Moreland mayor and former Labor Party member Oscar Yildiz. Yıldız says, Pascoe Vale has been ignored for too long because it's a safe Labor seat. Lizzie Blandthorn speaks about whether Oscar Yıldız creates a threat to herself.



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