Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim Democrat, has been elected the new Mayor of New York much to the chagrin of President Trump.

It's not quite clear what Trump objects to - the fact that Mamdani is a Muslim, or a socialist or a Democrat or all three.

Mamdani clearly refrained from shouting 'Allahu Akbar' when the result became clear but he didn't need to - the fact that a Muslim has become Mayor of New York seems incredible given the clout of the Jewish lobby in the city.

And it's hard to believe that many Koreans voted for city-owned grocery stores.

Of course the election was perfectly timed to coincide with anti-Trumpism, support for the Palestinians particularly among the young and the fact that he was not up against shrewd political operators like Ed Koch or Rudy Guiliani. But still.

London Mayor 'Sir' Sadiq Kahn was rather muted in his comments given his love for President Trump.

Sky News reports:

[https://news.sky.com/story/hope-won-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-compares-newly-elected-new-york-mayor-to-his-leadership-13464376]

London mayor Sir Sadiq drew comparisons to his own 2016 victory as he congratulated Mr Mamdani, who will become New York's youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on 1 January.

Sir Sadiq called it a "historic campaign", adding on X: "New Yorkers faced a clear choice - between hope and fear - and just like we've seen in London - hope won."

Let's hope Zoltar wasn't switched off when New Yorkers made their wish. But at least that would mean a fun ride ahead, right?