The mayor of New York has elected three Socialists to Congress. What do the media say about the primaries in the United States?
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Three candidates with socialist views won the primaries of the Democratic Party in the United States. They are highly likely to be elected to the House of Representatives in the November elections. They were supported by the Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who himself follows the far-left agenda. The incident caused panic in the moderate wing of the Democrats. How the media assess the dramatic rise of Socialists in the United States is in the Izvestia digest.
Reuters: Mamdani sends message to democratic establishment
New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani has won three major victories in the US House of Representatives primary elections, trying to transform the Democratic Party into a socialist force. Former city treasurer Brad Lander, who received Mamdani's support, defeated Dan Goldman, who served two terms in Congress. New York State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez beat Brooklyn Mayor Antonio Reynoso in the fight for the vacant seat. Darializa activist Avila Chevalier narrowly defeated Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who held the post for five terms and heads the Latin American faction in Congress.
Reuters
Taken together, this represents a major victory for the 34-year-old mayor, who shocked the political world with his victory in the 2025 elections and is now consolidating his political power. The results in New York followed the victory of the Democratic Socialist candidates in the primaries in Washington and the runoff in Los Angeles.
Mamdani's efforts to broaden the Socialist base in the United States are a continuation of a decade of work that began after Senator Bernie Sanders' unexpectedly popular 2016 presidential campaign and his efforts to educate a new generation of Democratic leaders. However, some analysts and former officials say it is also a response to the anger of progressive Democratic voters over President Donald Trump's agenda and governing style, as well as the Joe Biden administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza after the Hamas attack.
CNN: how Mamdani put pressure on New York's Democratic Elite
Espaillat spent 20 years trying to get to Washington, and another ten years working in Congress. He arrived at the party in honor of the primaries to give a speech about admitting defeat, and left in less than ten minutes. But the real celebration took place four kilometers from this place. It was there that Mamdani ended his triumphant campaign, along with candidates who probably would not have entered Congress without his support.
CNN
These victories indicate that a new influential player has emerged in New York politics and the Democratic Party. Hakim Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives representing Brooklyn, is losing two current members and is facing a growing group of provocateurs. And people who have held senior positions in democratic politics for a long time, including those who have considered themselves rebels for decades, are not happy about this.
They say they feel betrayed by staying with a mayor they can't trust. According to one of the members of the city council, people who considered themselves his allies adhere to one point of view: Mamdani is interested in the union only on his own terms. The council members are discussing ways to take revenge on Mamdani, whether it's delaying the financing of certain points of his program or smaller ways to tease him.
Axios: The socialist "earthquake" has shocked the Democrats
Democrats in the House of Representatives were stunned when two of their colleagues, including the chairman of the Latin American faction, lost the primaries to left-wing candidates. The results of the New York primaries are likely to double the number of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members in Congress, which does not suit some moderate politicians.
Axios
"People who don't support the DSA are wringing their hands at cocktail parties while the DSA is doing organizational work," said Tom Suozzi, a member of the House of Representatives from New York State. Another representative of the centrist Democratic faction in the House of Representatives, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide a candid analysis, called the results an "earthquake" and a "huge defeat" for the leadership of the Democratic Party.
Suozzi said it was time for the moderate wing of the Democratic Party to "wake up" and realize the threat posed by the democratic Socialists. A centrist Democrat from the House of Representatives predicted that the sudden influx of Socialists would be a "headache" for the party's leadership in 2027.
The New York Times: Mamdani becomes a decisive factor in shaping the political situation
For several months, Mamdani, along with his energetic political organization, plunged headlong into three key electoral districts, campaigning late into the night on the last days of the elections and calling them a referendum on the direction of the party's development. All the winning candidates share Mamdani's progressive economic agenda, and each of them conducted election campaigns that focused on ending American support for Israel, which shows how much public opinion has changed on this issue, even in New York.
The New York Times
Late in the evening [on June 23], the mayor beamed with joy at a victory party in Brooklyn, where supporters chanted "Freedom for Palestine!" and "DSA!" Taking on many of the same councilors who led his own successful campaign last year, he declared a "new chapter in the history of our parties". "A year ago, this was not the end of the political movement," he said. "That was the beginning of it."
Mamdani's active participation was a bold step for the newly minted mayor, who was trying to lead an already troubled city. Along the way, he alienated key allies, but the benefits were significant. Domestically, this result will consolidate his status as the undisputed political figure determining the fate of the cultural and financial capital of the country, as well as establish the DSA as a formidable force. Mamdani has a high tolerance for political risk, far exceeding that of any of his modern predecessors. And, at least for now, he is able to transfer his powerful political brand to other candidates.
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