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Socialist Mamdani breaks mandate: NYC gets first Muslim mayor, says will r
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Despite the looming "intimidation" from US President Donald Trump, the Assemblyman from Queens on Tuesday (local time) took the helm of the city, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo's independent bid and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a race that galvanised young voters and progressives. Read More
"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history," Zohran Mamdani invoke
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Zohran Mamdani became New York City's youngest mayor and the first Muslim, South-Asian immigrant to hold the post. Quoting Nehru's Tryst with Destiny, he said, "Tonight New York has stepped from the old into the new." He won 50.4% of the vote, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Silwa.
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