From the heyday of Tammany Hall to today, political machines have understood that with victory come spoils. Like Tammany, the far-left machine responsible for Zohran Mamdani’s win in last year’s New York City mayoral race is eagerly reaping the rewards of its key support for the new socialist mayor.
Last month, Mayor Mamdani announced the appointment of a leading figure of this increasingly influential left-wing machine to a high-level position in city government. Ana María Archila, a co-leader of the Working Families Party (WFP), was appointed by the mayor to be the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs. With political support during the campaign comes political patronage under the new administration.
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