Zohran Mamdani Wins New York Mayoral Primary
Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary, Poised to Make Historic Milestones if Elected Mayor
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Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker, won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary after beating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a landslide with the first round of voting.
Mamdani announced the news in a tweet on X on Wednesday, June 25, saying, "In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honoured to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City."
According to The Associated Press news agency, experts say that Mamdani will surpass the 50 percent threshold because of his strategic alliances with other candidates to support each other as a “second place” candidate.
If Mamdani is elected as mayor, he would be the first of Asian heritage and the first Muslim mayor.
Mamdani is the son of the award-winning film director, Mira Nair, and the Columbia University professor, Mahmood Mamdani.
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