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The Guardian - US
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Jenna Amatulli and Edward Helmore

‘On to victory’: supporters overjoyed as Zohran Mamdani defeats Andrew Cuomo in New York primary

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Supporters of Zohran Mamdani, including Chi Ossé, left, and Ella Emhoff, center, cheer after former New York governor Andrew Cuomo conceded the race. Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The Guardian

New York City woke to a “political earthquake” this morning as progressive residents celebrated the apparent victory of the 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani over his political establishment rival Andrew Cuomo for the Democrat mayoral nomination.

Supporters poured in to offer their congratulations after the news broke that Mamdani, the self-described democratic socialist who if elected would become New York’s first Muslim mayor, was on track to win the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night.

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