Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman Defeats Karen Bass In LA Mayor Race
Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass to become Los Angeles' first socialist mayor, making her the latest democratic socialist to lead one of the nation's largest cities.
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Raman takes Los Angeles mayoralty from Bass
BBC News reported that Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Al Jazeera said Raman would become the city’s first South Asian mayor, while Big News Network.com described her as the first Indian-American elected mayor there. thereporter.com reported that Bass conceded and pledged a smooth transition; the reports did not provide vote totals or further details about the handover.
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