Zohran Mamdani speaking after his victory in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election. Source: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung In the words of Eugene V. Debs, quoted by Mamdani in his victory speech : " I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” Zohran Mamdani is now the New York City Mayor-Elect. On New Year’s Day in 2026, he will be sworn in as the 111 th Mayor of New York City. Zohran will be many things. In New York he will be the first Indian-American mayor, the first Ugandan-American mayor, the first Millennial mayor, the first Muslim mayor, the youngest mayor in New York City since 1892, but most importantly, he is a Democratic Socialist. This highlights an important aspect of electoral politics. It’s typical for Socialists to be cynical of electoralism and for good reasons. Democracy in a Liberal framework is often performed in the ...
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