The decision to strip Fateh of his endorsement came after incumbent Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey challenged the DFL’s voting process.

Omar Fateh, a self-described Democratic socialist, was endorsed by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party during its July convention, making him the first Minneapolis mayoral candidate in 16 years to

Fateh, a democratic socialist, won the endorsement on July 19 at a Minneapolis DFL convention marked by difficulties and delays with the party’s electronic voting system.