New York City has a new mayor, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani [SOUND]

# Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the next mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and first of Indian descent to hold office. At 34-years-old, he is the US city’s youngest mayor since 1892. He defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. The Democratic Party has also secured governor-race victories in New Jersey and Virginia. In his victory speech, Mamdani vowed to usher in a generation of change, which rejects president Donald Trump’s politics: