US EditionAn Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone
Zohran Mamdani won with 50.2% of votes, promising rent freezes, fare-free buses, and universal childcare to tackle New York City's high living costs.
- On Wednesday, Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, won 50.2 per cent of the vote with 782,403 ballots, defeating Andrew Cuomo, former governor , and will take office on January 1, 2026.
- Mamdani’s grassroots drive centred on affordability and charisma that spoiled Cuomo’s comeback, rising from single-digit polling by campaigning on tangible, creative affordability ideas in New York City.
- His campaign attracted national attention comparable to presidential contests and former President Barack Obama reportedly praised it as impressive to watch.
- The victory marks historic firsts for Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, as New York’s first Muslim mayor, first of South Asian heritage and first born in Africa amid Islamophobic attacks and criticism.
- With City Hall transition looming in 58 days, Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, faces high expectations and must win New York state Legislature cooperation to fund his agenda while sustaining campaign enthusiasm.
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Zohran Mamdani Praised Bodega Owners In His Victory Speech. They’re Not Happy He Won.
NEW YORK—Zohran Mamdani was met with applause when he name-checked “Yemeni bodega owners” during his acceptance speech Tuesday evening.But while Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, may consider the owners of the city’s trademark delis as part of his multi-ethnic, working-class coalition, the owners themselves are less than thrilled with the socialist their neighbors elected.“That’s not a good thing,” one shop owner told The Daily Wire thi…
Analysis by Brian Stelter: Every now and then, media leaders should reflect and ask themselves: Do our stories reflect the current state of political discourse? Do our segments represent the voices of all voters? I found myself thinking about this Tuesday night as Zohran Mamdani spoke of “the working class of New York,” to whom he attributed his victory. “Bruised fingers from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, calloused palms from the handleb…
MichaelSavage.com – Socialist Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Declares War on President Trump, Capitalism, and Traditional America in Radical New York City Victory Speech
Zohran Mamdani's victory speech tonight was reminiscent of something you would expect to hear from a dictator like Fidel Castro, not the Mayor of NYC."We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve and no problem to small for government to care about" pic.twitter.com/pOCN5aUvGY— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) November 5, 2025…
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