New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a triumphant trip to Puerto Rico on Thursday for an annual summit that brings New York politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings,

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) -When Zohran Mamdani inveighed against inequality and corruption during his underdog bid for New York City mayor, Joseph Beyanga at Uganda's Daily Monitor could hear echoes of conversations almost 20 years earlier with the then-intern on the newspaper's sports desk.

Zohran Mamdani wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to the president of the United States, who had threatened not only to defund the city if he won but also to arrest and deport him.

New York City's mayor-elect said his proposed stores would not sell lottery tickets or cigarettes, but he did not mention alcohol.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani obliterated Donald Trump in a rousing victory speech, calling the president a “despot” who has betrayed America. Mamdani, whom Trump labeled a “communist” this week before endorsing his controversial opponent Andrew Cuomo, will be the city’s first Muslim mayor.

Zohran Mamdani has won a resounding victory in the New York mayoral election, heralding in a new era for the city as he promises to be “Trump’s worst nightmare”.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, marched under the bridge’s arches with elected officials, holding a banner that said, “Our Time Is Now.”

Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral race comes after a trailblazing campaign that found global resonance among left-leaning politicians and activists, drew particular attention in parts of the world where Mamdani has family roots - and sparked criticism in countries he has criticized,