06/03/2024

Mexico Elects its First Female President

Claudia Sheinbaum was elected by a landslide

Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, was overwhelmingly elected Mexico’s first female president on Sunday, a historic milestone in a country rife with gender-based violence and misogyny.

With nearly 40 percent of the votes counted, Mexico’s electoral agency estimates that Sheinbaum is on track to win the race with between 58 percent to over 60 percent of votes. Her nearest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez is projected to get between 26 percent and 28 percent of the vote, with the other opposition candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, between 9-10 percent of the vote.

In her victory speech to supporters, Sheinbaum said both rivals had conceded and had called to congratulate her on her victory. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico", she told the crowd.

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