Zohran Mamdani is likely to win in New York City's mayoral election today, according to betting odds.
According to online gambling website Polymarket, a platform where users can place bets on the likelihood of world events, the New York assemblymember, a democratic socialist, has a large lead over his rivals, independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
A Cuomo spokesperson told Newsweek : "At one point those markets had Cuomo at like 95 percent in the primary. Experts said those markets are at risk of being manipulated by foreign influence . The only market that counts is the one attached to a ballot scanner. "
Newsweek also reached out to Mamdani via email for comment.
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