the mayor of London wins a historic third term / He defeated the conservative Susan Hall, a “Donald Trump of London”

The 53-year-old, the first Muslim ever to lead the British capital and the son of immigrants, also defeated Conservative Susan Hall, reports La Repubblica.

Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoral election for the third time. It is a historic result for the 53-year-old Labor politician, the first Muslim mayor of the British capital. A record never achieved by any of his predecessors in London.

Khan easily defeated Conservative candidate Susan Hall. Vote counting is still underway, but according to BBC estimates, the incumbent mayor will win decisively with 46% of the vote, compared to 32% of the Conservative challenger. A lead that more or less matches that of opinion polls, which sometimes gave Labor a lead of up to 20 points.

The actual difference between the two contenders was not that great, which is a source of regret for the conservatives for nominating the radical Hall and not a less incisive candidate. Described by Khan himself as “London’s Donald Trump”, aged 69 and in London politics for over twenty years, Hall is a former beautician who failed to win over the electorate during the campaign, slogans aside Safety.

A former head of conservatives in the capital, she has explicitly supported Trump on Twitter in the past and has also stood out with a number of ‘likes’ on posts accused by his opponents of discrimination.

But despite the security controversy, Khan easily prevailed. The 53-year-old, Pakistani-born, Muslim Labor Labor son of a public bus driver, has governed London since 2016 and will do so for another four years, at least until 2028. Always a likely future Labor leader, Khan he is a fervent pro-European and anti-racist, a champion of social equality and equal opportunities.