Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York in largest turnout election in over 50 years

Fortune

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, becoming the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent to hold the position. He will also become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.

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00:00Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you.

00:08Turn the volume up.

00:11After all, the conventional wisdom would tell you that I am far from the perfect candidate.

00:16I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older.

00:21I am Muslim.

00:23I am a democratic socialist.

00:30And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this.

00:34New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants.

00:46And as of tonight, led by an immigrant.

00:51So hear me, President Trump, when I say this.

00:56To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.

01:01Do we have to get through all of us?

01:02Are we gonna make through all of this?

01:03We will have to get through all of us.

01:09We will have to get through all of us.

01:13Want to give up any more and more?

01:14One day after all, our battle really follows

01:17and we want to give up the struggle.

01:19And yet, we are pleased to get through the struggle,

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