Top aides and associates of former Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani are backing Andrew Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa for mayor, The Post has learned.

Joe Lhota, the Republican candidate for mayor in 2013 who previously was a deputy mayor under Giuliani, told The Post he’s supporting Cuomo.

He also served as then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s MTA chief. 4

“It’s a choice between a proven manager, a socialist and a fruit loop,” said Lhota, who has since switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat.

“Of course I’m going to be with Andrew.”

Anthony Carbonetti , a Republican who served as Giuliani’s chief of staff at City Hall and was a senior advisor to his 2008 presidential campaign, also said he’s pushing Cuomo.

For any chance to defeat Democratic nominee and front-run

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