Muslim candidate Mamdani officially wins New York candidacy

According to the final results of the Democratic Party primary elections, Mamdani received 56 percent of the vote, beating his strongest rival, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, by 12 points.

Speaking after the primary election victory, Mamdani expressed his gratitude for the support from voters and said that he had started to focus on the main elections.

"Last Tuesday, Democrats spoke clearly. They gave a mandate for an affordable city, for the politics of the future, and for a leader who bravely fights against authoritarianism," Mamdani said, noting that he won with the support of more than 545,000 New Yorkers.

Zohran Mamdani, 33, will become New York's first Muslim and South Asian mayor if he wins the Nov. 4 election.

Last week, US President Donald Trump described Mamdani as a "communist" and said: "Whoever is the mayor of New York, they need to get their act together or the federal government is going to come down very hard on them financially."

Voters in New York, USA, went to the polls to decide who will run for mayor among the Democratic Party candidates on November 4.

Among the 11 candidates, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Representative Zohran Mamdani and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander stood out.

The Republican Party did not run in the primary elections because it had only one candidate for mayor. Curtis Sliwa, a radio host and founder of the street safety organization Guardian Angels who ran as a Republican in the previous election, will run for mayor of New York City as the Republican candidate on November 4.

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