Zohran Mamdani officially secures New York City mayor nomination after historic win
Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York mayor nomination is confirmed
- Zohran Mamdani, a New York state assembly member, secured the Democratic mayoral nomination in New York City.
- Mamdani won the primary with 56% of votes in the third round of ranked-choice voting, defeating veteran politician Andrew Cuomo.
- His victory, as a relatively unknown democratic socialist, marks a significant shift in the city's political landscape.
- Mamdani will now face current mayor Eric Adams (independent), Republican Curtis Sliwa, and independent attorney Jim Walden in the general election.
- His win has drawn criticism from some Democrats and was labelled "100% Communist Lunatic" by Donald Trump, who also commented on Mamdani's stance on immigrant arrests.