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Le candidat démocrate Zohran Mamdani pose avec ses partisans à New York, le 25 juin 2025. Zohran Mamdani celebra su victoria en las elecciones a la alcaldía de Nueva York de 2025, durante un mitin electoral celebrado en Brooklyn, Nueva York, Estados Unidos, el 4 de noviembre de 2025. © Reuters - Jeenah Moon

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Issued on: 05/11/2025 - 15:15

Mamdani's success in New York City's mayoral election marks a rebuff for US President Donald Trump, despite the city's historic Democratic leaning. One of the reasons for his quick success can be explained by the ongoing US shutdown, which the US population is increasingly worried about, making them more receptive to his socialist policies. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle looks at what it says about the current US political situation.

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