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Mamdani inaugurated by Bernie Sanders and AG James

Sanders is scheduled to administer the oath at Mamdani’s public City Hall inauguration.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
Dec 22, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to be sworn in as New York City mayor by Bernie Sanders at a public City Hall ceremony on January 1, after Letitia James swears him in privately at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The article also describes plans for public viewing and other participants.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Letitia James, New York State attorney general scheduled to administer Mamdani’s official swearing-in; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor-elect being sworn in; Bill de Blasio, Former New York City mayor whose second-term inauguration Sanders officiated; Jumaane Williams, New York City public advocate scheduled to participate in the ceremony; Mark Levine, New York City comptroller-elect scheduled to participate in the ceremony

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Mamdani to Take Mayoral Oaths From James and Sanders

Outlets agree that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will include Letitia James and Sen. Bernie Sanders, with Sanders taking part in the ceremony. Center outlets focus on the ceremony plans, including Sanders’s public oath, James’s separate oath and related public festivities. Right-leaning outlets frame the inauguration as a socialist political moment, with Townhall.com criticizing Mamdani and his supporters and recalling Sanders’s endorsement.

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