Andrew Cuomo Announces Third-party Run For Nyc Mayor, Setting Up Rematch Against Zohran Mamdani

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he will proceed his tally for New York City politician aft losing to Zohran Mamdani successful last month's Democratic primary.

"I'm successful it to triumph it," Cuomo said in a post connected X.

Cuomo stepped down as New York politician successful 2021 aft being deed pinch galore intersexual harassment allegations, but had been considered nan front-runner successful nan Democratic superior owed to his longstanding governmental ties and power successful nan Democratic establishment.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old authorities assemblyman, coiled up surging up of Cuomo successful nan last weeks of nan run arsenic he touted a progressive imagination for a caller guidance for nan city.

Cuomo conceded nan superior connected predetermination night, but it was unclear whether he would proceed connected arsenic an independent.

“Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night, and he put together a awesome campaign, and he touched young group and inspired them and moved them and sewage them to travel retired and vote, and he really ran a highly impactful campaign. I called him. I congratulated him,” he said astatine nan time. "He deserved it, he won."

Cuomo will besides look nan existent mayor, Eric Adams, a erstwhile Democrat who’s moving for re-election arsenic an independent.