Zohran Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await

After entering the race largely unnoticed, the new mayor of New York City can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.

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The 34-year-old entered the race last year with next to no name recognition, little money and no institutional party support.

That alone makes his victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa remarkable.

But more than that, he represents the kind of politician that many in the Democratic Party's left have been seeking for years.

He is young and charismatic, with his generation's natural comfort with social media.