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Mayor Bill de Blasio made it clear Friday that he’s not looking for another fight with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying “it is time for Democrats to unite” for November’s election.

But the mayor, who played a key role in securing the Working Families Party ballot line for Cuomo in 2014, also said on WYNC radio that he wouldn’t pressure leaders of the left-leaning party to drop Cynthia Nixon from their ballot line in favor of Cuomo.

“They need to make that decision,” de Blasio said. “I am not going to tell them what to do. I think it is fair to say it is time for Democrats to unite. It is time for progressives to unite around the Democratic ticket in the age of Donald Trump.”

De Blasio waited until after last week’s Democratic primary to endorse Cuomo for re-election and refused to say if he voted for him or Cuomo’s progressive rival, Nixon.

The WFP, founded by labor unions and progressives in 1998, supported Cuomo in 2010 and 2014 despite some disagreements.

But the relationship ruptured earlier this year when the party backed Nixon.

Party leaders want to give their line to Cuomo in November, fearing if Nixon remains on the ballot she’ll siphon votes from the governor and boost the chances of Republican Marc Molinaro.

But activist on the WFP board are resisting making the switch.

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