Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdami greets people outside of election night party in Long Island City on Tuesday.Credit: Morgan Campbell ByMatthew Chayesmatthew.chayes@newsday.comchayesmatthewUpdated June 26, 2025 State Assemb.Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for mayor of Wall Street’s home city, climbed atop a rooftop podium on election night, vowing a more socialist New York Backdropped by the Manhattan skyline, the 33-year-old had just dethroned the dynastic favored-to-win candidate,67-year-old former Gov Andrew Cuomo, in the mayoral primary and was declaring victory, outlining a vision for a city where child care and buses are free, rents are frozen, food is available at government-run groceries and the richest are taxed more Although the winner won’t be formally declared until Tuesday under the city’s ranked choice voting system, Mamdani appears to have an insurmountable lead,according to the Board of Elections website: 43.51% of first-choice votes to Cuomo’s 36.42%, and 11.31% going to Brad Lander, the city comptroller, with 96% of scanners reporting And sinceLander and Mamdani cross-endorsedeach other, Lander voters are likely to have ranked Mamdani second Mamdani’s stunning rise from the left — and the unexpected fall of Cuomo, backed by the likes ofBill Clintonand billionaires such asMike Bloomberg, who gave millions to elect Cuomo — marks an unlikely toppling of establishment politicians driven by young voters, not unlike the election that sawRep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Queensdefeat the Queens Democratic Party boss, Joseph Crowley, in 2018 WHAT NEWSDAY FOUNDZohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist,appears to have an insurmountable lead over Andrew Cuomo, who had been favored to win the Democratic nomination for mayor.Mamdani’s victory is powered bya trend of youth-fueled, left-leaning movements disaffected with the mainstream Democratic establishment.Brad Lander, the city comptroller, who cross-endorsed Mamdani, said: “He has a big mandate for change.” Basil Smikle, the former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, said he didn’t expect Mamdani to win — but he wasn’t surprised he did, observing a trend seen nationally and locally with left-leaning candidates in the State Legislature and New York City Council Get the latest breaking news as it happens By clicking Sign up, you agree to ourprivacy policy “You had a lot of younger voters who were really angry at the Democratic establishment and they were looking for some change They wanted to go in a different direction,” said Smikle, who once worked for Hillary Clinton and is now a Columbia University professor New York City’s incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, said the morning after the stunning upset that he can’t understand why anyone would vote for Mamdani, who is likely to be the Democrats’ nominee in the Nov 4 general election “He’s a snake oil salesman,”Adams said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends.””He would say and do anything to get elected.” On Wednesday, President Donald Trump postedon his Truth Social platformthat “the Democrats have crossed the line” and that Mamdani is “a 100% Communist Lunatic.” “We’ve had Radical Lefties before,” Trump’s post said, “but this is getting a little ridiculous.” Source: NewsDay.com All Zim News is a central hub for all things Zimbabwean, curating news from across the country so no story is missed Alongside aggregation, our team of nationwide reporters provides real-time, on-the-ground coverage Stay informed and connected — reach us at admin@allzimnews.com. Source: Newsday_Com
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