The Democratic mayoral nominee said Sunday he’ll travel to celebrate his wedding in the East African nation where he lived the first five years of his life.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, said that he and his wife were going to the African country where he was born to celebrate their recent marriage.

Mayor Adams, after taking a jab at Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s decision to take a trip to Uganda after “winning half an election” in a video released Thursday, said

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is visiting his native country of Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage, taking a short break from the campaign trail ahead of the November election.

NYC Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is facing endorsement challenges from top Democrats while visiting Uganda for family celebrations.

In a statement, Mamdani explained that he had traveled back to Uganda to celebrate “his marriage to Rama with their family and close friends.”

New York City mayor Eric Adams criticized his 2025 opponents for leaving the city with the general election roughly 100 days away.

Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani taunted critics while announcing a planned trip to Uganda and campaigning to lead New York City.