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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38345975

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.

  • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
    101·
    10 hours ago

    We’ve got to keep the hope alive. He won’t be able to do everything he wants to do. And some things will take time. But he needs support. Think of all the promises that trump has made and immediately reneged - and his base still supports him and that’s why he has power. Of course we need to hold politicians responsible, but we need to do it in a way that doesn’t splinter our efforts.

    • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      8 hours ago

      typical democrat response

      we like our candidate, okay if he does not get anything done not his fault, things take time so can’t fault him if does not get enough done, and the other side is worse

      • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
        2·
        55 minutes ago

        Well nothing is better than making things worse. But I do expect this guy to make some progress, just not on everything.
        The point is that 40% of the population will still support trump even though he has failed on many many of his promises. If progressives flake out just because their guy doesn’t manage to do everything at once, we hand the control to the assholes who will actively make things worse.