After Andrew Cuomo conceded, Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. If elected, the 33-year-old democratic socialist would lead the city as the first Muslim and Indian American mayor.
The National Assembly unanimously approved a criminal code amendment that would abolish the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency.
Bribery, embezzlement, producing and trading counterfeit medications, illegally transporting narcotics, espionage, “the crime of destroying peace and causing aggressive war,” as well as sabotage and attempts to topple the government will no longer be the death penalty.
According to the news agency, life in prison will now be the maximum sentence for these crimes.
According to the report, those who were previously sentenced to death for capital offenses but have not yet been executed will receive a life sentence commute.
According to the report, the death penalty will apply to ten additional criminal offenses that are prohibited in Vietnam, including child molestation, treason, terrorism, and murder.
The most contentious topic at the National Assembly debate over the proposed criminal code amendment was last month’s one regarding the elimination of the death sentence for drug trafficking.
The harm caused by drug transport, whether it’s a few grams or a few tons, is enormous, according to one legislator, while removing the death sentence for drugs would send the wrong message at a time when the number of drug cases were rising across the nation.
Vietnam’s death row death penalty data is a state secret, and it is not known how many people are currently there.
It always seems impossible until it is finished, Nelson Mandela said. It’s over, friends, done. And it was done by you. I’m honored to be your Democratic nominee for New York City’s mayor, Mamdani tweeted early on Wednesday morning.
Mamdani won 43.5 percent of the vote, while Cuomo won 36.4 percent, while Mamdani won the majority of the votes in Brooklyn, Queens, and other parts of Manhattan, while Cuomo won the Bronx and Staten Island.
Mamdani was largely unknown before the primary election, but he gained popularity as a self-described “democratic socialist” as a result of Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States.
His story echoes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’, a different democratic socialist who gained notoriety in the US congressional elections in 2018 with a surprise victory, but the primary election is still ongoing.
It never seems possible until it is finished, according to Nelson Mandela.
It’s over, friends, done. And it was done by you.
I’m honored to be your Democratic choice for New York City’s mayor. pic. twitter.com/AgW0Z30xw1
Because of the primary voting process in New York, the five top candidates must be ranked, so the non-first-choice picks must still be cast in the coming days.
According to The Associated Press news agency, experts predict that Mamdani will likely surpass the 50% threshold as a result of strategic alliances with other candidates who will support him as a “second place” candidate.
If Mamdani defeats incumbent incumbent Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who has a high chance of becoming the city’s first mayor of Asian heritage and first Muslim mayor.
Mamdani was born in Uganda to Indian parents, who later immigrated to the US. His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a professor at Columbia University, and his mother, Mira Nair, an award-winning director, is also a professor there.
Mamdani’s public support for the Palestinian cause attracted anti-Semitism accusations from some New Yorkers during his campaign, but he attracted the support of progressive and younger voters who oppose US support for Israel’s occupation of Gaza.
Israel is committing a genocide, and I will always be clear in my language and in my data. pic. twitter.com/KFt223ZVjA
The Israel-Palestine conflict has particular resonance with voters even during municipal elections because New York has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel and also has a sizable Muslim population.
In an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show in the days leading up to the election, Mamdani directly addressed some of these issues.
A well-known American comedian named Colbert emailed Mamdani, who stated that while Israel had the right to exist, it also had the obligation to uphold international law.
He also suggested creating a Department of Community Safety in New York and increasing funding for anti-hate crime programming by 800 percent, as well as acknowledging the rise in anti-Semitic violence in the US.
Mamdani’s campaign also advocated for rent freezes, free buses, and city-owned grocery stores, and addressed cost-of-living issues facing New Yorkers.
Cuomo, 67, was initially viewed as the party’s front-runner, but Mamdani received a boost from the controversy surrounding his campaign.
In response to allegations of sexual misconduct, Cuomo was forced to resign as governor of New York in 2021, and his campaign for mayor attempted to refinish his reputation.
Despite securing a $25 million super PAC, or independent expenditure-only political action committee, and the support of some of New York’s wealthiest people, including billionaire and ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the former governor, was unable to get past his previous scandals, according to The New York Times.
On Wednesday, June 25, 2018, this is how things are going.
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The 17-year-old high school student made his European debut on Tuesday at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in the Czech Republic, finishing second only to Cuban Reynier Mena and third overall, Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (20.60).
“I feel good,” he said. The Queensland boy told reporters, “New personal best, new national record in my first race in Europe.”
Gout’s time at Ostrava is being compared to that of Usain Bolt, who won. Bolt won his first 200-meter gold medal at the Olympics in 2006. He set a new world record of 19.19 seconds after finishing his first 200-meter race there in 2006.
“I don’t feel any pressure,” she said. Because of the expectations, Gout compared to myself and what I have to do as soon as I leave that track.
“So I just go out there and run, and nothing stops me from doing that.” “Give me some more races, and [the 20-second barrier] will definitely drop.”
Gout broke Peter Norman’s national record, which had been in place for 56 years at 20.04, in December.
At the Australian national championships in Perth in April, he ran a 19.84-second 200-second and 9.99 seconds in the 100-meter race, but both were canceled due to a strong tailwind.
He is still in the top seven all-time for Under-20s, including Bolt, even without those two sub-20 times.
Gout was born in Queensland’s Ipswich, close to Brisbane. His parents immigrated to Australia in 2005, South Sudanese immigrants.
However, his strong performances secured him a spot on Australia’s team for the September World Championships in Tokyo.
Chelsea have entered the FIFA Club World Cup knockouts after beating Esperance of Tunisia 3-0 and will play their last-16 tie against Benfica, who defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 earlier in searing heat.
Chelsea eased through with a clinical 3-0 win over Esperance at Lincoln Financial Field in Group D in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
New signing Liam Delap opened his account for the club with a deftly taken finish in stoppage time at the end of the first half, just moments after Tosin Adarabioyo had headed the Blues in front.
Teenage talent Tyrique George added Chelsea’s third deep into injury time at the end of the game with a low shot that crept under Esperance goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said.
Flamengo, who had already assured themselves of top spot in the section after wins over Chelsea and Esperance, wrapped up their first-round campaign with a 1-1 draw against already eliminated LAFC in Orlando.
Los Angeles forward Denis Bouanga threatened to give the MLS side an upset win in their final game of the tournament after a cool finish in the 84th minute, only for Wallace Yan to equalise for Flamengo two minutes later.
In Charlotte, Andreas Schjelderup scored the only goal for Benfica in their Group C clash with Bayern in front of 33,287 fans, finishing first-time from a cutback by his fellow Norwegian Fredrik Aursnes in the 13th minute.
The German champions, who left the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise on the bench at kickoff, were unable to come back in sweltering afternoon conditions in heatwave-hit North Carolina.
Kane and Olise came on at half-time, and Bayern did then look more dangerous, but Leroy Sane was denied when clean through by Benfica’s Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.
A draw would have allowed Bayern to top the section, but a Kimmich effort that found the net was ruled out for offside, and Trubin denied Sane again while Kane mistimed a header late on.
It was Benfica’s first-ever win in 14 competitive meetings with Bayern, and it meant they finished first and will next play Group D runners-up Chelsea in Charlotte in the last 16 on Saturday.
That result meant whatever Boca did against Auckland City in Nashville would not be enough to qualify, but the Argentinian giants were still expected to do better than draw 1-1 against the tournament minnows from New Zealand.
Auckland had lost 10-0 to Bayern and 6-0 to Benfica, but this time they recovered from falling behind in the first half when goalkeeper Nathan Garrow palmed a Lautaro Di Lollo header into his own net.
Christian Gray equalised with a header in the second half to earn the sole representatives from Oceania a remarkable point.
“You can’t say we haven’t learned from the experience of being at the tournament. I’m thrilled for the players and the club; it’s wonderful. It’s something to go home with,” said City coach Paul Posa.
“We’re a tiny club with a huge heart, and that’s evident for all to see.”
The game was the fifth so far at the tournament to be suspended due to a weather warning, with play stopping for almost an hour. When the action restarted, not a drop of rain had fallen at Geodis Park.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, FIFA opened a disciplinary investigation into Pachuca’s Gustavo Cabral after allegations he made a racist comment to Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger.
The incident came towards the end of Sunday’s game between the two teams, which Real won 3-1.
