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Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, socialist and opponent of President Donald Trump, was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, November 4. The 34-year-old local elected official is well ahead of the former governor of the state, the centrist Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican Curtis Sliwa, according to projections from several American media. On January 1, he will become the first Muslim mayor of the largest city in the United States.
In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani said his election marked the victory of “hope over tyranny”and showed “how to defeat a nation betrayed by Donald Trump”. “In this time of political darkness, New York will be the light”he wants to believe.
The American president, who recorded two other electoral losses on Tuesday evening, reacted quickly. “Trump was not on the ballot and the budgetary paralysis [sont] the two reasons why Republicans lost the election tonight, according to pollsters »he tried to justify on his Truth Social network.
Donald Trump had tried to interfere in the race by siding, the day before the election, with Mr. Mamdani’s main rival, former Democrat Andrew Cuomo, who was running as an independent. “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You have to vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not! »he wrote Monday evening on Truth Social.
Throughout the campaign, the elected representative from Queens to the New York State Assembly was attacked for his very strong opposition to Israeli policies. However, he remained firm in his positions, at the same time increasing demonstrations of support for the Jewish community.
Surprise winner of the Democratic primary in June, Zohran Mamdani has never since left the lead in the polls, even after the withdrawal from the race of the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, who had also called to beat him by rallying Andrew Cuomo.