Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.

With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.

  • Bonifratz@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    9 hours ago

    Maybe the best-run election campaign I have ever followed. When I first heard about him, I was sure that he would make some blunders here and there, or somebody would dig up some legitimate dirt that could stick.

    But instead his messaging was on point, at all times. The only dirt people found were like one statement about the police and one about the intifada, none of which mattered much. He held his own in the debates. His ads were interesting and incredibly well made. The music choices were great. Hell, even just the Bollywood style ZOHRAN campaign logo was worth a 100k votes!

    I really can’t think of a single thing about the campaign that could’ve been done better.

    • Cassanderer@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      7·
      8 hours ago

      Cuomo’s ai fearmomgering criminals ad was a joke. Cuomo like all moderates are still playing politics in 1990.