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Up next, Mark Mellingerar with today's news.

Zoran Mamdani says he was elected as a Democratic socialist and he will govern as a Democratic socialist.

That governance officially began Thursday.

That I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the mayor of the city of New York.

Of the office of the mayor of the city of New York. Of the office of the mayor of the city of New York.

So help me God.

So help me God.

Senator Bernie Sanders handled the swearing in at Mamdani's midday public inauguration ceremony.

Mamdani, a Democrat, is the Big Apple's first Muslim mayor and was sworn in with his hand on the Quran.

Mandani campaigned on making life more affordable for working class people, and he told the crowd that under his watch, City Hall won't hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers' lives.

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