{"id":30593,"date":"2024-06-02T21:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T01:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mexicans-vote-in-election-likely-to-see-first-woman-president\/02\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T21:16:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T01:16:53","slug":"mexicans-vote-in-election-likely-to-see-first-woman-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mexicans-vote-in-election-likely-to-see-first-woman-president\/02\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicans vote in election likely to see first woman president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Polls have closed in Mexico in an election which is almost certain to see the country&#8217;s first female president elected.<\/p>\n<p>Both the front runner, Claudia Sheinbaum, and her main rival, X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez, are far ahead in the polls of the only male candidate, Jorge \u00c1lvarez M\u00e1ynez.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will also elect all members of Mexico&#8217;s Congress and governors in eight states, as well as the head of Mexico City&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign has been overshadowed by violent attacks, which the government says have resulted in more than 20 local candidates being killed across Mexico, although private surveys put the total at 37.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were reported killed in two attacks on polling stations in the state of Puebla on Sunday, officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 539px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cY1Ct_nH1k9VSGwV8qAi2Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5OTA7aD0xMTE4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/9586c40ee2729599e67a34c807585786\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during her closing campaign rally at Zocalo Square, in Mexico City, Mexico May 29, 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yQUzQG.kcXbgQLpswluXPw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/9586c40ee2729599e67a34c807585786\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Claudia Sheinbaum is the political protege of the outgoing president [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ms Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old scientist who served as mayor of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023, has the backing of the outgoing president, Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador.<\/p>\n<p>Mr L\u00f3pez Obrador, who has been in power since 2018, cannot run for the top office again, as under Mexico&#8217;s constitution, presidents are limited to a single six-year-term.<\/p>\n<p>The popular leader &#8211; recent polls suggested he had an approval rate of close to 60% &#8211; has instead thrown his weight behind Ms Sheinbaum, who is part of his Morena party.<\/p>\n<p>While many of the promises President L\u00f3pez Obrador made upon taking office have remained unfulfilled, his efforts to reduce poverty and help elderly Mexicans have been popular with beneficiaries of these social programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Having the backing of the president may have considerably widened Ms Sheinbaum&#8217;s base of voters, but it has also raised questions about how independent she is of the sometimes overpowering leader.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Sheinbaum has stressed that she is very much her own woman, while at the same time promising to continue building on what she says are Mr L\u00f3pez Obrador&#8217;s many achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Their party, Morena, boasts about how millions of Mexicans have been lifted out of poverty during the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>Morena says the number of people living in poverty is dwindling thanks to its policies, such as more than doubling the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>But economists have pointed out that there are also other factors at play, such as a rise in remittances being sent by Mexicans living abroad to their friends and family at home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 488px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Bk_4m3sExDc83R.nh54qJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE3MzY7aD05NzY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d51e198211f53d4892e577f3cf65333d\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Xochitl Galvez, presidential candidate of the 'Fuerza y Corazon por Mexico' alliance of opposition parties gestures as she meets with members of the LGBTQ+ community, ahead of the June 2 general election, in Mexico City, Mexico, May 17, 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xXKe_W5GBDj5AWyltl5hsw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d51e198211f53d4892e577f3cf65333d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Xochitl Galvez, presidential candidate of the 'Fuerza y Corazon por Mexico' alliance of opposition parties gestures as she meets with members of the LGBTQ+ community, ahead of the June 2 general election, in Mexico City, Mexico, May 17, 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xXKe_W5GBDj5AWyltl5hsw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d51e198211f53d4892e577f3cf65333d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez was chosen to represent a diverse coalition of opposition parties [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Taking on Ms Sheinbaum at the polls is senator and businesswoman X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez.<\/p>\n<p>Ms G\u00e1lvez, 61, was chosen by a broad coalition of parties who share a desire to put an end to the rule of the Morena party.<\/p>\n<p>She and the Strength and Heart for Mexico coalition she is running for have been critical of the rise in violence the country has experienced in the run-up to the election.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at her closing rally, she told Mexicans that if they voted for her they would have &#8220;the bravest president, a president who does confront crime&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And while she has repeatedly derided the strategy Mr L\u00f3pez Obrador laid out at the start of his presidency, when he promised &#8220;hugs not bullets&#8221; in the battle against crime, Ms G\u00e1lvez has provided little detail as to how she would combat the powerful criminal groups which are behind much of the violence which is blighting the country.<\/p>\n<p>She has said that she would offer better pay to the police and invest more in security in general.<\/p>\n<p>But what has arguably made her more popular with voters critical of the outgoing president is her promise to strengthen institutions she says Mr L\u00f3pez Obrador tried to weaken, such as the constitutional court and the National Electoral Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Ms G\u00e1lvez has accused Mr L\u00f3pez Obrador of being authoritarian and of undermining Mexico&#8217;s democratic institutions, calling his government &#8220;arrogant and overbearing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Polls close at 01:00 BST (18:00 local time) and the winning candidate will take office at the end of September.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/mexicans-vote-election-overshadowed-violent-045014827.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polls have closed in Mexico in an election which is almost certain to see the country&rsquo;s first female president elected. 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