Wednesday 05/November/2025 – 04:13 AM
In a resounding political surprise, Zahran Mamdani won the position of Mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim to hold this position in the city’s history, despite the fierce war launched against him by US President Donald Trump and the Zionist lobby.
Zahran Mamdani wins mayor of New York City
Mamdani, 33 years old, ran in the election as a representative of the Democratic Party, defeating both Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa (71 years old) and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo (67 years old), who is supported by Trump.
Mamdani is of Indian descent, and was born in Uganda, before he immigrated to the United States and obtained its citizenship in 2018. He succeeded in achieving this victory despite the pressures and threats he faced, as Trump had previously threatened to stop federal funding for New York in the event that Mamdani won.
Zahran Mamdani was attacked by Trump
Mamdani was subjected to continuous attacks because of his positions in support of Palestine and his explicit condemnation of Israel’s policies. He even went so far as to threaten to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he entered New York, the headquarters of the United Nations.
This victory reflects a remarkable shift in the American political mood, especially among young sectors that lean toward social justice and reject Trump’s populist right.
Zahran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, and his election platform
Mamdani has won broad support with his election platform that focuses on freezing rents, expanding public transportation services, raising workers’ wages, and imposing progressive taxes on large corporations.
Observers believe that Mamdani’s victory represents a victory for American democracy itself, which allowed a young Muslim immigrant with these bold positions to assume leadership of the most important city in the world.
