"Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, has energised liberal voters and has strongly condemned Israel's war on Gaza. Polling places have opened for the start of in-person voting for one of the year's most closely watched elections in the United States, the New York City mayor's race. New Yorkers on Saturday are choosing between Democrat Zohran Mamdani, who has built up a sizeable lead in the polls, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat appearing on the ballot as an independent."
"Mamdani, who has weathered anti-Muslim rhetoric during the contest, says Israel's military actions in Gaza have amounted to genocide, a view shared by a UN inquiry, genocide experts and numerous rights groups. In an emotional speech Friday, he defended his faith, saying attacks against him are racist, baseless. To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity, but indignity does not make us distinct. There are many New Yorkers who face it. It is the tolerance of that indignity that does, Mamdani said."
Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, has built a sizeable lead in the New York City mayoral race and energized liberal voters with proposals including universal free child care, free buses, and a rent freeze for about one million rent-regulated apartments. He has strongly condemned Israel's military actions in Gaza, calling them genocide, a view noted alongside a UN inquiry and rights groups. Mamdani has faced anti-Muslim rhetoric and defended his faith, calling attacks racist and baseless. Andrew Cuomo is running as an independent, criticizing Mamdani's policies as naive and financially irresponsible, while Republican Curtis Sliwa remains in the contest.
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