Cuomo: Dropping out of New York mayoral primary; rival Mammadani wins

Andrew Cuomo announced that he is withdrawing from the New York City mayoral primary race and conceding victory to his rival Zohran Mammadani, despite the vote count not being completed. "It's his night. He earned it. He won," Cuomo told ynet, adding that he has not yet decided whether he will run in the general election as an independent candidate. According to partial results after counting about 90% of first-rank votes, Mammadani leads with 43.5%, compared to 36.3% for Cuomo and 11.4% for Brad Lander. No candidate crossed the 50% threshold, so the final decision will only come next week after counting preferences according to the ranked-choice voting system. Mammadani, who officially allied with Lander toward the end of the campaign, is expected to benefit from transferred votes.