{"id":123560,"date":"2025-12-28T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=123560"},"modified":"2025-12-29T10:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T05:11:41","slug":"mamdani-to-take-oath-on-holy-quran-at-jan-1-inauguration-as-new-york-city-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/top-news\/mamdani-to-take-oath-on-holy-quran-at-jan-1-inauguration-as-new-york-city-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani to take oath on holy Quran at Jan. 1 inauguration as New York City mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_13 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_13\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">NEW YORK, Dec 28 (APP): Zohran Mamdani, who is set to assume office and become New York City\u2019s first Muslim mayor on January 1, will take his oath on the holy Quran, according to reports.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_18 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_18\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He will replace Eric Adams, the current mayor, whose term ends on December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda-born Mamdani, 34, a Democratic Socialist and former state New York State assemblyman, won the mayoral election on November 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His inauguration will be a two-part event, including a midnight ceremony where New York Attorney General Letitia James will administer the oath, followed by a public ceremony later in the day. According to media reports, Mamdani plans to take his oath on the holy Quran.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani campaigned on a platform focused on affordability, which included plans for fare-free buses, universal childcare, and a rent freeze on regulated apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Bernie Sanders, also a democratic socialist, will swear in Mamdani at the public ceremony to be attended by thousands of New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders praised Mamdani for running an \u201cinspirational\u201d campaign and being a \u201cvisionary\u201d leader when he endorsed him in June.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last month with 50.8 percent of the vote compared to Cuomo\u2019s 41.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1.1 million New Yorkers voted for Mamdani, who became the first mayoral candidate to win more than 1 million votes across the Big Apple since 1969.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Dec 28 (APP): Zohran Mamdani, who is set to assume office and become New York City\u2019s first Muslim mayor on January 1, will take his oath on the holy Quran, according to reports. 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