Decision Desk HQ shows that Mamdani won 50.2 per cent of the votes and received 782,403 votes, while his contender Cuomo won 41.5 per cent and got 646,951 of votes. Mamdani will succeed Mayor Eric Adams, who had cast his vote for Cuomo
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York mayor elections, defeating independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, who was backed by US President Donald Trump. Mamdani is set to become the first millenial and Muslim mayor of New York.
Decision Desk HQ shows that Mamdani won 50.2 per cent of the votes and received 782,403 votes, while his contender Cuomo won 41.5 per cent and got 646,951 of votes. Mamdani will succeed Mayor Eric Adams, who had cast his vote for Cuomo.
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Mamdani will likely pave way to a new era of politics in New York as a self-proclaimed democratic socialist. Trump has been always sceptical of Mamdani and his left-leaning ideas, expressing concerns over socialist policies warping his hometown.
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