(25 Jun 2025)
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New York – 24/25 June 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Zohran Mamdani, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate:
"Tonight we made history. In the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done. My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Zohran Mamdani, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate:
"An hour ago, I spoke with Andrew Cuomo about the need to bring this city together, as he called me to concede the race."
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STORYLINE:
Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.
Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who was virtually unknown outside of political circles a year ago, was in a commanding position.
In a speech to supporters, Mamdani said, “Tonight, we made history.”
“I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City,” he said.
Cuomo, who was trying to make a comeback from a sexual harassment scandal, told supporters that he had called Mamdani to congratulate him.
He trailed Mamdani by a significant margin in the first choice ballots and faced an exceedingly difficult pathway to catching up when ballots are redistributed in New York City’s ranked choice voting process.
Mamdani would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected.
The primary winner will go on to face incumbent Adams, a Democrat who decided to run as an independent amid a public uproar over his indictment on corruption charges and the subsequent abandonment of the case by Trump’s Justice Department.
Republican Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, will be on the ballot in the fall’s general election.
Cuomo also has the option of running in the general election.
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