Former Mexico City mayor and candidate for Morena party took at least 58% of vote against closest rival Xóchitl GálvezClaudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first female president, taking at least 58.3% of the vote, according to a quick count by the country’s electoral commission.The former climate scientist’s closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, from the opposition coalition, received at least 26.6% of the vote, while Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the candidate of the centrist Movimiento Ciudadano, came in third with at least 9.9%. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/02/mexico-elections-first-female-president-violence
Author : Thomas Graham in Mexico City
Publish date : 2024-06-03 08:57:32
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