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Join on Telegram Rabat – Democratic New York Representative Zohran Mamdani has won the mayoral primary against ex-governor Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani will now become the Democratic candidate for the November election.
With this vote, Mamdani is now one step closer to becoming New York’s 111th mayor in a traditionally Democratic stronghold city. Mamdani is now the frontrunner.
Mamdani is a 33-year-old American politician who has been a member of the New York State Assembly since being elected in 2021. He was born in Uganda to parents of Indian descent who emigrated to the US when he was young. He is also the first Muslim candidate to run for mayor.
After 93% of the votes were counted, Mamdani was leading in the race with 43.5% of the vote compared to Cuomo’s 36.4%. Neither candidate was expected to win more than 50% of the vote due to the state’s ranked voting system.
Although the final result of this historic campaign will not be known until early July, Cuomo called Mamdani to congratulate him and concede on Tuesday evening.
Speaking at a campaign rally, Cuomo stated that Mamdani had run “a really smart and impactful campaign, tonight is his night, and he deserved it. He won.”
In a speech to supporters, Mamdani stated, “This has been a historically contentious race. I hope now that this primary has come to an end, and I can introduce myself and lead you as your mayor.”
“I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt disillusioned by a long broken political system to vote at all.”
The two candidates are from very different sections of the Democratic Party; Cuomo is an establishment figure, having previously served as governor of New York State. He was also backed by several wealthy party donors.
Mamdani, however, gained most of his support from the party’s young and grassroots supporters. He ran a very successful online social media campaign and held large rallies compared to Cuomo.
He also gained endorsements from popular left-wing party figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, which helped his recent momentum over the last couple of weeks before the vote.
Two of the main campaign policies adopted by Mamdani were his promises to freeze rent prices and to make buses free city-wide. The primary has set up this election to be a pivotal and important moment in American politics.
