The mayor of New York promised to implement the program of democratic socialism

The new mayor of New York, Zoran Mamdani, promised to implement the program of democratic socialism during the swearing-in ceremony. This was reported on January 2 by the Reuters news agency.

Mamdani became mayor of New York, promising during a public swearing-in ceremony to implement an "ambitious program" aimed at making the largest US city "more accessible to working people," the article says.

"I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will rule as a democratic socialist," Mamdani said.

According to Reuters, many New Yorkers expect the new mayor to become a "disruptive political force."

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Zohran Mamdani will become the first Muslim in history to lead the largest American city.

Mamdani was the first mayor of New York to take the oath on the Koran. The oath was taken by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whom the politician called his "political mastermind."

Mamdani won the New York City elections on November 5. As Bloomberg noted on the same day, this vote was one of a series of major political victories won by the Democratic Party in recent times.

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