US EditionRecap of Primary Day After Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory
- On June 24, 2025, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, claimed victory in the Democratic primary race for mayor of New York City.
- Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo amid a generational and ideological clash within the Democratic Party.
- Mamdani ran as a progressive candidate prioritizing affordability measures such as rent control, free public transportation, and increased taxes on the wealthy.
- Mamdani received 43% of the vote, seven points more than Cuomo, and said, 'Tonight, we made history' at his victory celebration.
- Mamdani enters the November general election as a major party figure in New York politics, facing Republicans Curtis Sliwa and independent Eric Adams.
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What lessons can be learned from Mamdani's win in NYC Democratic mayoral primary?
PRESS REVIEW - Thursday, June 26: There are lots of scathing reactions in the press after the NATO summit in The Hague which saw members commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defence. As one paper notes: Donald Trump whistles, Europe dances. Also: young, far-left upstart Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC Democratic primary and could be the youngest New York mayor in generations if he wins the election. Plus: is there a new love game in tennis between…
Left-wing Democrat Zohran Mamdani's victory in the party's primary election in New York is a middle finger at the Democratic establishment, writes Martin Gelin.
Who's Kerala's Arya Rajendran, cited by NYC's Mamdani in now-viral post
Zohran Mamdani, the son of Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, has emerged victorious in run for the New York City Mayor's post. In 2020, Mamdani shared a CPM Puducherry post on Arya Rajendran to talk about what the NYC Mayor should be like. Who's Rajendran, and what does the 5-year-old post signify?
The Fourth Era Comes to the Big Rotten Apple
There is surely a long list of candidates for the title of worst election in American history, but Tuesday night's mayoral race in New York City would have to merit notice. In terms of sheer destructive capability, Zohran Mamdani's seven-point trouncing of Andrew Cuomo in the Democrat primary might put it fairly high on that list. New York has had three straight calamitous mayoral terms. The eight years of Bill DeBlasio's misrule represented sel…
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