“Tonight was not our evening … He (Zohran Mamdani) won“, conceded Andrew Cuomo in front of his supporters, while the stripping of the votes was not yet completely finished. With more than 90% of the stripped bulletins, Zohran Mamdani leads the race in mind with more than 43% of the votes, against 36% for Andrew Cuomo. This victory at hand is a feeling in the Democratic camp. Zohran Mamdani, elected local 33 years old, claims “Progressive and Muslim“, Helpped up to 30 points behind in the polls on the former governor, more centrist, Andrew Cuomo, to finish in the lead.
Games have not yet been made in this election in the complex voting system, where voters were called upon to classify five candidates in order of preference. As no candidate exceeds 50% of the votes Tuesday evening, the count will continue in a week to count the 2nd, 3rd and following choice until to appoint a winner. But the advantage of Zohran Mamdani, who embodies the wing the most left of his party, is substantial.
Several other candidates, including the 3rd, Brad Lander, called on their voters to classify him high to block Andrew Cuomo. The elected official of the popular district of Queens, unknown to the public when he launched himself, led a viral campaign on social networks and aroused the enthusiasm of an army of young volunteers on the ground to amplify his promises against expensive life, including free buses, nurseries and the freezing of regulated rents, measures which he intends to finance by a taxation on the highest income.
