Zohran Mamdani wins: Who are the Democratic Socialists of America?

"Zohran Mamdani, 34, has been elected the 111th mayor of New York City. The left-wing state assemblyman has pledged to reshape the global finance capital by making the city more affordable for its working-class residents and pushing back against the policies of President Donald Trump. In the mayoral election, Democrat Mamdani stood as the candidate for both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. He has also been a member of the Democratic Socialists of America since 2017 and describes himself as a democratic socialist."

"With his win, he has made history as the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as the first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in an African country (Uganda). He will also be New York City's youngest mayor for more than a century when he takes office on January 1. Tonight, against all odds, we made it happen, the mayor-elect told a crowd of jubilant supporters. New York, you've delivered a mandate for change, for a new politics, and for a city we can actually afford, he said."

"The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organisation in the US. It has nearly 100,000 members and seeks to democratise society by collectively own[ing] the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, according to its website. Unlike a traditional political party, the DSA operates as a decentralised grassroots network. It has hundreds of country-wide chapters (local community action groups) which engage in political organising from labour campaigns to mutual aid projects. In its modern form, the DSA was founded in 1982 by the political activist Michael Har"

Zohran Mamdani, 34, was elected the 111th mayor of New York City and pledges to reshape the global finance capital by making the city more affordable for working-class residents and resisting the policies of President Donald Trump. Mamdani ran as the candidate of both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party and has been a member of the Democratic Socialists of America since 2017, identifying as a democratic socialist. His victory makes him the city's first Muslim mayor, first mayor of South Asian descent, first born in an African country (Uganda), and the youngest mayor in more than a century, taking office on January 1.

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