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Zohran Mamdani has lost none of his political magic

The Guardian World Wednesday 24 June 2026, 12:31 UTC By David Smith in Washington 1 min read
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The New York Knicks might have won in five, but the city’s mayor did it in three: a trio of candidates backed by Mamdani appear set to land seats in US CongressUS politics live – latest updatesA man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York. The answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of...

The New York Knicks might have won in five, but the city’s mayor did it in three: a trio of candidates backed by Mamdani appear set to land seats in US Congress

A man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York.

The answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of capitalism. America’s biggest city has swung even further to the left.

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