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Sadiq Khan becomes 1st Muslim mayor of London
short by Nihal Thondepu / on Saturday, 7 May, 2016
Labour Party's Sadiq Khan on Saturday was elected the Mayor of London, to become the first Muslim to head London or any major Western capital. Khan, the son of a Pakistani bus driver, secured a 13.6% margin of victory over Conservative Party's Zac Goldsmith, reportedly the widest in a London mayoral election in 16 years.
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