Former Labour MP George Galloway secured the position of lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale on Friday in an impressive victory with 12,335 votes, 39.7% of the total, surpassing predictions and establishing a significant 5,697-vote majority. This marks Galloway's seventh parliamentary win, and poses a challenge to Labour, a party he was once part of. Galloway was expelled from the party for criticizing then-Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraq war. Galloway has pledged to be a vocal advocate for Gaza in parliament, challenging Labour's evolving stance on the war that initially included full backing for the Israeli occupation, followed by a shift toward calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.