Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral election. What the media is writing
Democrat Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election. He will become the first Muslim to head the financial capital of the United States. His election caused confusion among investors and excitement among Democrats, who also won many other elections across the country. What the world's media write about the political turn in the United States is in the Izvestia digest.
Bloomberg: Mamdani wins historic victory in New York City mayoral election
Zohran Mamdani was elected the 111th mayor of New York City in a historic victory that will allow the staunch Socialist Democrat to lead the capital of global finance. He received 50.4% of the vote, while the former governor of the state of the same name, Andrew Cuomo, who ran independently after Mamdani's defeat in the primary elections, scored 41.6% with 98% of the votes counted. Republican Curtis Sliva received 7.1%.
Bloomberg
When Mamdani is sworn in on January 1, the 34-year-old state legislator from Queens will become the youngest mayor of the state in a century. He will also become the first Muslim mayor of New York and the first person of South Asian descent to lead the city in 400 years of its history. He will replace first-term mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race due to poor poll results and a series of scandals.
The elections have become one of the most competitive in the largest city in the United States over the past ten years, as evidenced by the high level of interest and voter turnout. According to the election commission, more than 2 million people took part in the voting, which is a record since 1969. Mamdani won in four of the five districts, showing the greatest results in Brooklyn, where he held his election ceremony.
Axios: Mamdani called New York a "light" in the "political darkness"
Mamdani, 34, who was born and raised in Uganda in the family of an Indian-Ugandan scientist and an Indian film director, won the support of the Democratic Party establishment, which was reluctant to meet the candidate with his views. Republicans tried to use Mamdani's socialist initiatives as a weapon, calling his candidacy proof that the Democrats are shifting even further to the left.
Axios
"In this moment of political darkness, New York will become the light," Mamdani said in his victory speech, addressing his frequent critics of President [US Donald] Trump. He said he knew he would be watching and asked him to "turn up the volume."
The elected mayor promised to fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. He also stated that New York will remain an immigrant city that was built, managed, and now led by them. Mamdani's victory represents a tug of war in the Democratic Party between the old guard and the progressive wing. At the same time, it will boost its status as a top target for Trump, who has threatened to strip New York of funding and send federal troops there.
Reuters: Wall Street prepares for life under Mamdani, worried about competitiveness
Wall Street is preparing for changes in connection with the election of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York. This result will undoubtedly resonate in the very heart of global capitalism. Financiers are concerned about the competitiveness of the city and its business attractiveness, as Mamdani's policy provides for higher taxes for the wealthiest New Yorkers and an increase in corporate tax, as well as programs to reduce the cost of housing.
Reuters
Although the mayor of New York does not exercise direct control over Wall Street, this position sets the tone for the perception of how favorable the city is for business. While many investors and financiers say they can understand Mamdani's concerns about housing affordability, they have expressed serious concerns about his tax policies.
Some hope that Mamdani will soften his positions or face obstacles on the way to achieving some of his goals. Businessmen are ready to try to block some proposals, including a proposal to open five city grocery stores that will sell food at wholesale prices. Business opponents consider this proposal unrealizable, arguing that it would undermine the interests of store owners.
The New York Times: Muslims of New York celebrate Mamdani's victory
When Mamdani takes the oath of office as mayor on January 1, he will become the most powerful Muslim elected official in the United States. His victory would also be a watershed moment for New York's Muslims, who often felt excluded from many aspects of the city's public life. With Mamdani's election, as well as his campaign, his fellow Muslims have not only become an important part of the city's political infrastructure, but they can also see one of their own at its peak.
The New York Times
Weaving his faith into his campaign, he prayed with his co-religionists, visiting more than 50 mosques. He also created one of the first viral moments of the campaign and provoked a pseudo-controversy on social media by posting a photo of himself eating a burrito on a train to end the Ramadan fast.
After the September 11 attacks, Muslims in New York often had to deal with Islamophobia. The rise of Mamdani's popularity has once again exacerbated these sentiments. Several leaders and organizers of the Muslim community said they now expect an increase in political activity among Muslims and South Asians throughout the city due to Mamdani's political rise.
The Washington Post: Democrats also won elections in New Jersey and Virginia
Democrats have won key elections across the country, sharply criticizing Trump's second term and bolstering the party's hopes ahead of the midterm elections. In Virginia, which traditionally shows mood swings in the year after the presidential election, the Democrats won every statewide election, with Abigail Spanberger leading the gubernatorial race with a 15% advantage.
The Washington Post
In New Jersey, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Miki Sherrill won by almost the same margin, easily beating the strong Republican candidate, whom she criticized for supporting Trump. In California, Democrats have succeeded in passing a bill to redraw their constituencies, which they presented as a counteraction to Trump — in response to the president's attempts to squeeze more seats in the House of Representatives from the Republican Party from the "red" states.
Republicans expected a difficult political situation across the country this year, although some hoped that they would be able to arrange a couple of unexpected surprises. The Democrats focused most of their election campaigns on the president, spending about $18 million dollars on campaign ads mentioning Trump in Virginia and New Jersey, while the Republican ads mentioned the president for only $1.3 million.
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