In the US, Republican State Senator Randy Fine has defeated Democrat Josh Weil in a high-stakes Florida special congressional election, securing the seat previously held by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.

The result has dashed Democratic hopes of pulling what would have been a stunning upset in a district where Donald Trump won by 30 points in the 2020 election. The narrow margin of Fine’s victory is likely to leave Republicans uneasy about next year’s national mid-term congressional elections.