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Mamdani to be sworn in as mayor by Bernie Sanders

Sanders is scheduled to administer Mamdani’s oath during the Jan. 1 public ceremony.

Mamdani to be sworn in as mayor by Bernie Sanders
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will take the oath of office from Letitia James at midnight on New Year’s Eve, then from Sen. Bernie Sanders at a public ceremony on Jan. 1. The inauguration will also include a block party along Broadway.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor-elect whose inauguration is being arranged; Bill de Blasio, Former New York City mayor; Jumaane Williams, New York City public advocate; Letitia James, New York attorney general who will administer Mamdani’s first oath; Mark Levine, New York City comptroller-elect

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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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