08/11/2025 08:52 am MYT
New York state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani's victory as New York city's next mayor over former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa capped an astonishing campaign by a 34-year-old who was polling at 1% in Jan 2025. Mamdani defeated the 67-year-old scion of a political dynasty and crashed onto the national political scene with a stunning upset over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Jun's Democratic primary.
"I will wake up each morning with a singular purpose: To make this city better for you than it was the day before," Mamdani promised New Yorkers in his victory speech.
His campaign was packed with big policies aimed at lowering the cost of living for everyday New Yorkers, from free child care, free buses to a rent freeze for people living in rent-regulated apartments and new affordable housing - much of it funded by raising taxes on the wealthy.
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As the US and China reached a trade pause following meetings of the two countries’ senior officials in Kuala Lumpur and presidents in South Korea, trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies have eased significantly, for now. As Malaysia has also signed a trade deal with the US, it appears that there will be more stability going forward. However, with Donald Trump at the helm, one can never be sure that things will be back to normal.
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