When Zohran Mamdani made history this week by becoming the first South Asian mayor of New York, his victory was seen as a seismic event in American politics.

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, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fueled a meteoric political rise, was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York, according to The Associated Press.

New York City mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani told MSNBC he supports BDS to pressure Israel's compliance with international law while promising to represent all New Yorkers as mayor.

Mamdani’s unlikely rise gives credence to Democrats who have urged the party to embrace more progressive, left-wing candidates.