US EditionZohran Mamdani’s win hailed by a global left seeking resurgence
Zohran Mamdani, 34, mobilized young and disaffected voters with a grassroots campaign focused on affordability and progressive values, overcoming establishment opposition, officials said.
- Last night, Zohran Mamdani, an Indian American Muslim and New York State Assemblyman, won the New York City mayoral race by mobilizing disengaged voters and bypassing the Democratic establishment.
- Through bottom-up campaigning, Mamdani ran listening tours with taxi drivers and students, focusing on affordability: housing, transportation and health care, funded by small donors and DIY campaign content.
- Facing intense scrutiny, Mamdani criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza but met Jewish community leaders in New York, while Israeli Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli and Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir accused him of Hamas sympathy and antisemitism.
- Global left leaders hailed the result as Jeremy Corbyn campaigned in New York and Gustavo Petro posted a photo with Mamdani, while European left-wing politicians visited last week to study his campaign.
- His multicultural background informed his campaign, as Mamdani’s upbringing in Uganda to Indian-origin parents and schooling in South Africa infused his community-focused approach and signals a shift unsettling establishment Democrats.
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The thirty-four-year-old has won by boys who so far had not believed in anything or anyone, by people driven by concrete proposals and not by ideology
Zohran Mamdani’s win hailed by a global left seeking resurgence - The Boston Globe
Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral race comes after a trailblazing campaign that found global resonance among left-leaning politicians and activists, drew particular attention in parts of the world where Mamdani has family roots - and sparked criticism in countries he has criticized, including Israel.
Zohran Mamdani's Win Shows How To Organize In Spite Of Fascism
Source: Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win in the 2025 general election offers a case study in building diverse coalitions in spite of extremism in the current political landscape. Among the many wins Tuesday night, his win poses the biggest threat to establishment politics. And it wasn’t just from the right. Mamdani’s main general election opponent, supported by some Democrats and other elites who don’t r…
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