Mamdani wins, hails immigrant communities

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, delivered a sweeping victory speech after winning the mayoral race that drew on socialist figures, tributes to immigrant communities and hip-hop cadence.

The Guardian

Zohran Mamdani’s speechwriter on crafting a historic victory speech: In New York, inspiration is everywhere

The mayor-elect’s address drew on socialist icons, Astoria’s uncles, and his rival’s father. Julian Gerson explains how the two collaborated on the ‘love letter to New York.’ In his victory speech after winning the New York mayoral election last week, Zohran Mamdani went on the attack. The speech included, among other dramatic flourishes, a reference to socialist icon Eugene Debs, shout-outs to the city’s Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses, tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru and Fiorello La Guardia, hints of Arabic, and it was all delivered with the cadence and command of a hip-hop emcee. Many listeners could not help but wonder: how did he pull that off? Continue reading.

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Project Syndicate

Mamdani’s Big Bet

The United States is transforming from a two-party political system into one comprising establishment Republicans, establishment Democrats, alt-right populists, and democratic socialists. In confronting all those who will try to derail him, New York’s mayor-elect will need to keep this big picture in mind.

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Kathimerini

Lessons from New York

The electoral victory of Zoran Mamdani in New York is not a chance occurrence or a locally significant win by a gifted candidate, but a case study in contemporary politics and electoral behavior.

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Mamdani wins, hails immigrant communities

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