‘I believe I can win’: the immigrant hoping to upset Labor in western Sydney stronghold

Ahmed Ouf, a pharmacist from Egypt, says local election success means he can take Blaxland from Jason Clare

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Brimming with confidence after barreling his way onto Cumberland council, Ahmed Ouf has his eyes on a bigger prize: the historically safe Labor seat of Blaxland.

Labor didn't believe I could get onto the council, but I proved them wrong. And we are confident we will to do it again. I'm not here to shake a narrative, or to swing a seat, I believe I can win," he said.