New York City Mayor Eric Adams, one day after a judge dismissed federal corruption charges against him, announced Thursday that he will not be running as a Democrat in his bid for reelection.

The mayor said he is still a Democrat, but plans to campaign as an independent with a new party that emphasizes public safety, reports The Wall Street Journal.

This means that Adams will not be running in the Democratic Party’s primary election in June, where he would have faced an increasingly crowded field of competitors, but will instead be running independently in the November general election.

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