Leftist Zohran Mamdani elected mayor in New York City
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks at his election night watch party at the Brooklyn Paramount on November 4, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Mamdani defeated Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the closely watched election for New York City mayor. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
New York. New York City’s young leftist leader Zohran Mamdani won the mayor’s election on Tuesday. The results not only changed New York’s political tide but also served as an early warning for President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
With this victory, the Democratic Party has also made significant gains in the gubernatorial elections of Virginia and New Jersey.TAG_OPEN_div_54 The results have restored the morale of Democrats, which had weakened since Trump’s return to the White House, while alarming Republicans.
The business elite, the conservative media, and Trump himself have been quick to attack his policies and Muslim background.TAG_OPEN_div_52 Amid all that criticism, however, Mamdani’s victory heralds the rise of an inclusive and progressive political force.
} “If there is one place that can show how to reunify a nation divided by Donald Trump, it’s the city that gave birth to him,” Mamdani told supporters in a victory speech. ’
Democrats’ victories in Virginia and New Jersey for governor indicate a change in the country’s political mood.TAG_OPEN_div_48 Meanwhile, voters in California have voted to halt Trump-backed gerrymandering, emphasizing election fairness.
Trump, on the other hand, refused to take responsibility for the results, citing anonymous pollsters on his Truth Social platform, claiming that the Republican defeat was due to the government shutdown and his name not on the ballot.TAG_OPEN_div_46
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a resurgence of the party by writing on X that “Democrats are defeating Donald Trump and his extremist allies across the country.”TAG_OPEN_div_44
Mamdani, who is also a member of parliament for New York’s Queens district, has drawn attention to concrete issues such as the rising cost of living, public transportation, childcare facilities and city-run grocery stores.TAG_OPEN_div_42 His simple personal style, activism through social media and direct campaign at the public level garnered widespread public support.
TAG_OPEN_div_40″The next and final destination is City Hall,” Mamdani said in a video message posted on X after announcing his victory. Mamdani, a self-described socialist, was virtually unknown at first, but rose to prominence after winning the Democratic nomination over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He also defeated both Cuomo and Republican incumbent Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s primary election. Sliwa is the founder of the Guardian Angels, a civil crime patrol group.
In the final hours of the election, Trump made a personal attack on Mamdani by calling him an “anti-Semite,” but the accusation was unfounded.TAG_OPEN_div_38 Meanwhile, financial bigwigs, including prominent businessman Bill Ackman, lent financial support to Mamdani’s opponents, but were unable to change the outcome.
About TAG_OPEN_div_36 14,50,000 voters cast their votes in this year’s election. This was more than the number of votes in 2021.
According to political analysts, Mamdani’s unexpected rise will further ignite the debate between centrists and leftists within the Democratic Party.TAG_OPEN_div_34 “It’s a challenge to govern in a city like New York, where every side has a sharp knife,” said Grant Reeher, a political expert at Syracuse University. ”
There was an atmosphere of despair in Cuomo’s election party. Some supporters suggested Trump would send the National Guard to the city, while others blamed Sliwa for the right-wing division.
In New Jersey, Democrat candidate Mickey Sherrill defeated a Trump-backed businessman, while in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger recaptured the governorship of Democrats.TAG_OPEN_div_30
Former President Barack Obama endorsed both candidates.TAG_OPEN_div_28 “We still have a lot of work to do, but the future is starting to look a little brighter,” Obama said after his victory. ”
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