Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass to become Los Angeles mayor-elect
Briefing by News4U · First published
Al Jazeera reports that Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass with nearly 53 percent of the vote on November 5, becoming the latest democratic socialist to win a major US mayoral race. Raman, 45, said she was honoured to be the next mayor and promised to build a future as extraordinary as the city. Her victory is part of a broader trend in the 2026 midterms, with the Democratic Socialists of America quadrupling its presence in Congress and securing wins in several cities including New York, Seattle, Providence and Washington, DC. [1]
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