Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not withdraw his independent ballot line in the mayoral general election by the Friday deadline following his sizable Democratic primary defeat at the hands of democratic socialist Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani earlier this week, a source close to his campaign confirmed to amNewYork.

Cuomo, a moderate, is keeping his “Fight and Deliver” party on the ballot for the November general election in a bid to leave his options open, the source said. He is waiting to see how the ranked-choice tallies for the Democratic contest, which will be calculated by the city Board of Elections on Tuesday, July 1, turn out before deciding the fate of his campaign.