Sadiq Khan -- a member of Britain's Labor Party -- won an election today (May 6, 2016), becoming London's first Muslim mayor, according to the USA Today website.
Khan received 44.2% of first preference votes to Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith's 35.6%. Second preference votes are now counted with Khan passing the crucial 50% mark to secure victory.
Khan, 45, is the son of a bus driver from Pakistan.
Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, French Prime Minister Manuel Valis, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other politicians congratulated Khan on Twitter.
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