- Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid sexual misconduct allegations, has announced he will remain in the New York City mayoral race as an independent candidate.
- This decision follows his significant defeat in the Democratic primary, where he lost by over 12 percentage points to Zohran Mamdani.
- Cuomo launched his independent campaign with a 94-second social media video, adopting a more casual, 'man on the street' style, reminiscent of Mamdani's successful primary campaign.
- Mamdani secured more than 56 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, with a higher turnout than any city mayoral primary in recent decades.
- The general election ballot is now crowded, featuring Cuomo, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams (also running as an independent), and others, raising concerns among wealthy donors about vote splitting that could benefit Mamdani.
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