Historic Win Makes Claudia Sheinbaum Mexico's First Female President
43 weeks ago
Media outlets and the ruling party declared ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum the winner of Mexico's presidential election after polls closed on Sunday.
That puts her on course to be the country's first woman president.
The head of the ruling MORENA party, Mario Delgado, told supporters in Mexico City that Sheinbaum had won by a "very large" margin.
One exit poll gave her a landslide 56% of the vote.
Mexico's largest-ever elections have also been its most violent in modern history, with the killing of some 38 candidates.
On Sunday, two people were killed at polling stations in Puebla state.
The deadly violence has stoked concerns about the threat posed to democracy by warring drug cartels.
More people have been killed during the mandate of outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador than during any other administration in Mexico’s modern history.
Sheinbaum, who has convincingly led in opinion polls over her main competitor Xochitl Galvez, will be tasked with confronting organized crime violence and reviving a sluggish economy.
And a victory for her would represent a major step for Mexico, a country known for its macho culture.
The winner is set to begin a six-year term on Oct. 1.
That puts her on course to be the country's first woman president.
The head of the ruling MORENA party, Mario Delgado, told supporters in Mexico City that Sheinbaum had won by a "very large" margin.
One exit poll gave her a landslide 56% of the vote.
Mexico's largest-ever elections have also been its most violent in modern history, with the killing of some 38 candidates.
On Sunday, two people were killed at polling stations in Puebla state.
The deadly violence has stoked concerns about the threat posed to democracy by warring drug cartels.
More people have been killed during the mandate of outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador than during any other administration in Mexico’s modern history.
Sheinbaum, who has convincingly led in opinion polls over her main competitor Xochitl Galvez, will be tasked with confronting organized crime violence and reviving a sluggish economy.
And a victory for her would represent a major step for Mexico, a country known for its macho culture.
The winner is set to begin a six-year term on Oct. 1.
