Meanwhile, according to the BBC, the New York Election Commission reported the highest voter turnout in more than five decades. “We have officially reached two million votes – the first time since 1969,” she said on the X network at a time when it was still possible to vote.
Mamdani defeated 67-year-old Cuomo in the election, who ran as an independent after his son also defeated him in the Democratic primary. Mamdani has now won the election over Republican Curtis Sliwa, who, according to the BBC, has already recognized Mamdani’s victory. “We have an elected mayor. Of course, I wish him good luck, because if he does well, we will do well too,” Sliwa said in front of his supporters.
Mamdani is one of a handful of prominent American left-wing politicians who describe themselves as democratic socialists. In addition to the fact that after his election he will become the first Muslim to lead New York, he will also be the first American with Indian roots to hold the post of New York mayor. Trump and other Republicans repeatedly call Mamdani a communist, which the Democratic candidate rejects.
The current Republican head of the White House said this week that New Yorkers have no choice but to elect Cuomo as mayor. At the same time, Trump sharply criticized Mamdani and declared that his election would spell doom for New York. At the same time, the American president stated that he would very likely block federal funding for New York if Mamdani were to become the city’s leader.
