Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani admits he wants to take aggressive action on socialist agenda: ‘It is a mandate’
By Emily Crane
Published Nov. 6, 2025, 7:06 a.m. ET
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has admitted he plans to take aggressive action on his budget-busting socialist agenda, defiantly declaring: “It is a mandate.”
Fresh off the back of his election victory, the Democratic socialist wasted no time in vowing to follow through on his bold and unabashedly progressive plans — including taxing the rich.
“I’m also looking to be clear about the mandate that we won over the course of this election, and it is a mandate to deliver on the agenda that we ran on,” the 34-year-old told the New York Times on Wednesday.
Mamdani’s audacious admission came after the Democratic Socialists of America “army” quickly took credit for his win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — crowing, too, that it was a “clear mandate” for its radical, far-left agenda.
“Our movement is at the heart of Zohran’s campaign,” said Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair of DSA’s New York City chapter.
“This overwhelming victory is a clear mandate for a Democratic socialist agenda to make New York City one that people can afford.
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