London Mayor Sadiq Khan
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Pakistani origin leader Sadiq Khan has created history on Saturday. He won the post of Mayor of London for the third time. The Labor Party has performed well in local elections in England and Wales. CNN gave this information.
Khan, a Labor Party leader, defeated his Conservative rival Susan Hall by securing 43.7 percent of the vote. He got 11 percent more votes than in the 2016 mayor election. Among the total 13 candidates for the post of Mayor, Delhi-born businessman Tarun Gulati, contesting as an independent candidate, got a total of 24,702 votes and stood tenth.
After winning the election, he thanked the people of London and said that he will work tirelessly to create a safe and green city for every Londoner.
Wrote on box X, Thank you London. It has been the honor of my life to serve the city I love. Today is not about making history, but about shaping our future. I will work tirelessly to shape a fairer, safer, greener city for every Londoner.
Taking aim at the opposition, he said, these few months have been difficult. We have faced a non-stop negative campaign. But we responded to attempts to divide by standing united. We ran a campaign that was in line with the spirit and values of this great city. A city that considers our diversity not as a weakness, but as a strength.