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NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in by Bernie Sanders, Letitia James

Sanders is scheduled to lead the public inauguration later on Jan. 1.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to swear in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at midnight on Jan. 1, with Sen. Bernie Sanders conducting a public inauguration later that day. Mamdani also plans a Broadway block party open to the public.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-elect whose inauguration is being planned; Andrew Cuomo, Former New York governor and Mamdani's election opponent; Bill de Blasio, Former New York City mayor mentioned as a prior recipient of a Sanders swearing-in; Letitia James, New York attorney general scheduled to swear in Mamdani

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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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