Zohran Mamdani S Victory Speech In Full Newsweek

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-Oct 23, 2025, 3:53 AM

zohran mamdani s victory speech in full newsweek

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York election after the highest turnout for a mayoral contest in more than 50 years. He used his first speech to take a shot at U.S. President Donald Trump and celebrated "toppling a political dynasty" - here is everything he said in full. Thank you, my friends. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands.

Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power. And yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Mayor-elect centered affordability and the working people of the city in his speech while emphasizing: ‘Hope is alive’ The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said: “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands. Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power.

And yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well connected that power does not belong in their hands.

Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery by handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns — these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power. And yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight. Against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty.

Holly Bishop | Wednesday 05 November 2025 16:09 GMT Watch Zohran Mamdani’s full victory speech after winning the New York City mayoral election. Speaking during a rally in Brooklyn on Wednesday (5 November), the 34-year-old Democrat told his supporters that they have clinched the victory “against all odds”, after he beat Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor... “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” he said, after securing 50.4 per cent of the vote. He is the first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest person in more than a century to be elected as the Big Apple's mayor. ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

All Rights Reserved. A full transcript of the mayor-elect’s victory speech to supporters. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York, on November 4, 2025. Thank you, my friends. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands.

Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns. These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power. And yet over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty.

I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the final time I utter his name as we turn the page on a politics that abandons the many and... Both Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa conceded on Tuesday night. "The future is in our hands, my friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said to a roaring crowd in Brooklyn. The mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention came to a stunning conclusion on Tuesday; 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City, according to ABC News'... Mamdani's victory will make him the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor. His identity became a topic of scrutiny throughout the course of the campaign, with Mamdani accusing Independent candidate former Gov.

Andrew Cuomo, as well as Vice President JD Vance, of engaging in Islamophobic attacks. Trump has called Mamdani a "communist lunatic" and, before the election Tuesday, threatened to withhold federal funding to New York City if Mamdani were to win. Zohran Mamdani gave a rousing victory speech Tuesday night after the Democratic socialist won New York City’s mayoral race. Speaking to supporters gathered at Brooklyn Paramount theater, Mamdani celebrated the success of his ambitious, unapologetic campaign, promising a government not just of hope and idealism but one that will deliver both compassion and... “Expectations will be high,” he acknowledged. “We will meet them.”

Mamdani thanked his supporters and campaign organizers, and he took aim at his detractors, including billionaires, whom he said will no longer “dictate the rules of the game,” as well as the President. “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” the Mayor-elect declared. Read Mamdani’s full speech transcript below. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.”

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Holly Bishop | Wednesday 05 November 2025 16:09 GMT Watch