„Hope prevailed,“ London Mayor Sadiq Khan said after socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani won the election in America's largest city, Politico reported. Leftist politicians across Europe are now celebrating the triumph of the democratic socialist who has become the new mayor of New York.
Khan was one of the first to congratulate Mamdani. „New Yorkers were faced with a clear choice - between hope and fear - and just as we experienced in London, hope won out,“ wrote on the social network X. The French MEP did not hide her joy either Manon Aubry, co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament. „In the face of a media, economic and political establishment that spent tens of millions of dollars to stop him, Mamdani was able to turn the situation around with concrete proposals - and never for a moment turned a blind eye to racism and Gaza,“ she said.
Delegations of the European left, including the German party Die Linke, even flew to New York to learn from his campaign. Aubry described „the strength of the popular movement led by our allies from Democratic Socialists of America, that managed to double the voter turnout“.
Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor in the city's history, was targeted by the former president during the campaign Donald Trump. He is facing criticism from his own side after the election fiasco of the Republicans. Among those congratulating Mamdani is the green mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony, who pointed out that even in Hungary the central government often threatens disobedient cities with the withdrawal of aid. Leader of the German Left Heidi Reichinnek shared Mamdani's winning entry with the words „Good morning ❤️“.
British environmental politician Zack Polanski He added that Mamdani's success is based on politics, not marketing: „He focused relentlessly on inequality - and that's exactly what I'm going to do.“
Zohran Mamdani he received over 50 % votes and defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent. His victory is part of a broader wave of Democratic successes across the United States that have weakened the Republican position and confirmed the rise of the progressive wing. Mamdani announced a plan to freeze rents, invest in social housing and introduce free public transport.
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