New York [US], November 6: Zohran Mamdani has won the race to lead the largest city in the United States, capping a heated contest that grabbed the world's attention.
His victory in the mayoral election on Tuesday marks a historic moment for the city of more than 8.4 million people, an economic and cultural powerhouse with international prominence.
Mamdani will be the first Muslim, the first person of South Asian descent and the first person born in Africa to lead the city.
"Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands," the 34-year-old state assemblyman and newly minted mayor-elect told a crowd of cheering supporters. "My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty." "New York, tonight you have delivered a mandate for change, a mandate for a new kind of politics, a mandate for a city we can afford," he said.
With 90 percent of the votes counted, Mamdani had a 9-percentage-point lead over Cuomo, receiving 1,033,471 votes, compared with the former governor's 852,032 votes. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa had won about 7 percent of the tallied votes.
"This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too," Mamdani said. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
