# Los Angeles elects a new mayor, democratic socialist Nithya Raman

https://mins.news/en/item/131784

- CBC News, 2026-11-05 22:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/raman-defeats-bass-la-mayor-9.7411057?cmp=rss

> Little-known Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Mayor Karen Bass. The upset is set to alter the trajectory of the nation’s second-largest city.

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