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.

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.

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's trip to Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage draws criticisms. FOX 5 NY's Robert Moses has more on the latest for the NYC mayor race.

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

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic mayoral nominee, visits Uganda for cultural reasons and faces scrutiny for it and his identity claims in the NYC campaign.

Zohran Mamdani addressed his decision to travel overseas while on the campaign trail in a video, delivering a tongue-in-cheek message to his critics.

Polls show Zohran Mamdani narrowly leading Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race, with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa trailing in an unusually competitive election.