Doug Jones, a Democrat and former Federal Prosecutor, defeated his main rival, Republican Roy Moore, who was involved in a sexual harassment scandal.
After the 4 girls told the Washington Post that they have with Moore was in a relationship when they were still minors, against the candidacy of Moore, made even members of his party. And although the President, Donald trump has expressed full support to the Republican, the people of Alabama decided not in his favor.
Jones won in the elections to the Senate of the state by a margin of 1.5%: the Democrat has gained 49.9% of votes, and the Republican – 48.4 per cent. In his speech on the victory Jones has admitted that he was «stunned» result. According to him, the Republicans suffered serious losses in the state, which since 1992 are not elected Democrats to the Senate and who last year the majority voted for trump.
After the announcement of official results, the President in Twitter account congratulated the winner of the «hard-won victory.» The trump emphasized that this is not the end and his party will continue to fight for influence in Alabama.
Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
According to CNN, Jones ‘ victory was possible thanks to a huge turnout and near unanimous support (96%) of black voters.
About a month ago when stories surfaced about whether the 30-year-old Moore had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and that he assaulted a 16-year-old teenage girl, the majority leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell and other Republicans opposed him. They noted that in the event of his election will be an investigation, which may lead to the fact that Moore be expelled from the Senate.
Now it is not known what will be the fate of Republican and whether to expect trial after numerous charges against Moore.
