US EditionZohran Mamdani Elected Mayor of New York City
- On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani led former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by more than 90,000 ballots with a 50.4% to 41.5% margin as nearly 98% of votes were tabulated.
- Mamdani ran on an affordability platform including free buses, free child care, and rent freezes, with a volunteer network of 90,000 volunteers and grassroots donors driving turnout.
- In Brooklyn, Zohran Mamdani told Donald Trump, U.S. president, `I know you’re watching` and warned the city could defeat him, while Trump posted `... AND SO IT BEGINS!` as returns came in.
- Mamdani announced an all-female transition team and named Elana Leopold, executive director of the transition team, working with Grace Bonilla, Melanie Hartzog, Lina Khan and Maria Torres-Springer.
- Mamdani's victory was among several chinks of light for the Democratic Party after a difficult year, as analysts say the result could help Democrats win an added five House seats in next year's midterm elections.
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BEST OF THE WEB: Indian Uganda-Born 'Democratic Socialist' Muslim, 34-Year-Old Zohran Mamdani, Elected Mayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fueled a meteoric political rise, was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York, according to The Associated Press. The victory by Mr. Mamdani, 34, a democratic socialist, placed a final stamp on the astonishing ascent of an assemblyman who rose from anonymity to defeat better-known rivals like former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, first in the …
From social policies to the limits of expropriation to the city as a "sanctuary" for the gay Mamdani represents the radicalization of the dem. But also a nice grainFrom several sides, the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the municipal elections of New York City has been described (if not even greeted) as a "slapper" at Donald Trump. Now, at first sight, things would seem to be actually like this: the next first citizen of the Big Apple, who will tak…
The first Muslim democratic socialist in New York City Hall has brought supporters and opponents alike to their feet.
The American president threatens. Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he "will take care" of New York after socialist Zohran Mamdani won the...
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