Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Saturday that Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in New York City’s Democrat mayoral primary shows “how far left the Democratic Party has gone.”

On Tuesday, Mamdani, a 33-year-old Muslim born in Uganda, claimed victory over the establishment candidate, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the Democrat primary. While the results have yet to be finalized, Mamdani had a commanding lead that will be exceedingly difficult for Cuomo to overcome when the vote count resumes July 1 in New York City’s ranked choice voting system.

Mamdani, a self-labeled Democratic Socialist, has promised residents of the Big Apple many socialist initiatives such as freezing rent for all tenants in stabilized apartments for four years, a $30 minimum wage, government-run grocery stores, and free bus rides.

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