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Zohran Mamdani has won the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ, ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the city and reigniting the debate over the Democratic Party’s future.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is poised to become the first millennial and first Muslim to lead New York City, after a campaign that pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in recent memory. He defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who mounted a long-shot independent bid after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in his bid to succeed Mayor Eric Adams.

Mamdani focused heavily on affordability, pledging to freeze rent, establish city-owned grocery stores and make buses free for riders. He quickly became a progressive icon as well as a polarizing figure within the party over his positions, so much so that it divided prominent New York Democratic leadership over whether to endorse him.

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[–] AlboTheGuy@feddit.nl 57 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

My country's (very politically aligned) public news station described Mamdani as "communist" and "anti-Semitic".

I am always a bit disgusted by Italian public service news station, this one was particularly telling at how biased it can be.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 30 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

TG2, right? The other day they were saying that there was no genocide at all in Gaza, just "extremely targeted attacks against terrorists"

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 40 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's so extremely targeted that it kills kids before they can become terrorist... /s

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 17 points 6 hours ago

I think you dropped a letter

Pre-K-targeted strikes

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

It's funny until it's not. They literally called our kids "children of the darkness", "little snakes", and "future terrorists" to justify dropping 100 killotons of explosives as of August 2025, the equivalent of 66.67 of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima.

And the world is mostly silent, and Democrats telling us to shut up and vote blue no matter who.

[–] tyranical_typhon@lemmings.world 14 points 7 hours ago

Hopefully it should give you some insight into who that news station is meant to serve.

Here's a hint: it's not the public.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 6 hours ago (4 children)
[–] corbs132@lemmy.world 25 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

No, he's a democratic socialist.

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

No. Democratic socialism is a philosophy that believes in democracy first, socialism second.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago

Democratic socialists believe in social programs within capitalism, they do not work against capitalism in any meaningful way.

[–] AlboTheGuy@feddit.nl 4 points 3 hours ago
[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Not even close.