Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey beat back a challenge Tuesday from Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh, whose far-left policy proposals have drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani.

Frey, 44, rose to national prominence during the riots in the city after George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in 2020.

He had the most first-place votes with 41.8% Tuesday night. Fateh came in second with 31.7% in the first round.

Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, and Frey ended up achieving a majority in the third round of tabulation on Wednesday. Fateh’s had 44.4%.

The city’s Democratic party — the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) — initially endorsed Fateh, 35, the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate at their convention in July.

However, Frey cha

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