London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days agoGreens unseat Labour to win mayoral election in Hackney
Green Party wins Hackney mayoral power from Labour after 24 years, framing the result as hope over fear and signaling broader ambitions.
While it is a local race, this election has become the latest test of the nation's political mood nearly a year into President Donald Trump's second term. Trump and other big-name Florida Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott, have weighed in for the conservative candidate, former city manager Emilio Gonzalez, in the otherwise nonpartisan race. Nationally known Democrats, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have offered support on behalf of Eileen Higgins, a Democrat who served on the county commission before winning a runoff spot last month.
The exit poll projects that D66 will win 27 seats in the 150-seat parliament, with the Freedom Party on 25 seats. The D66 leader, Rob Jetten, said that the election result could pave the way for a stable government coalition, adding that he would look to other mainstream parties to partner with. He added that Dutch voters had given a clear sign with what he called the parties win, and said goodbye to the far-right politics of Wilders.