New York City voters have elected self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor, and his victory speech immediately signaled a sharp leftward turn for the nation’s largest city.
Moments after being declared the winner Tuesday night, the 34-year-old lawmaker opened his remarks by invoking Eugene Debs, one of America’s most infamous radicals.
Debs was convicted of sedition in 1918 for urging resistance to the U.S. draft during World War I.
“I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity,” Mamdani said, quoting Debs.
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