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MEXICO CITY — 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.
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With nearly 40% of the votes counted, Mexico’s electoral agency estimates that Sheinbaum is on track to win the race with between 58% to over 60% of votes. Her nearest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez is projected to get between 26% and 28% of the vote, with the other opposition candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynez between 9%-10% of the vote.
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Al Gore and the 61-year old climate scientist won the peace prize for their work on climate change. Now, Sheinbaum — whose has grandparents who escaped the Holocaust — will hold the most powerful office in the country.
He is one of the most divisive — and popular — figures in Mexican history: a folksy populist who has implemented social programs that have lifted millions of people out of poverty but who critics say has undermined democratic institutions while empowering the military.
“I don’t have a lot of life left to live, but I will support him to the death,” said Morales, 77, who is retired. Morales rattled off a list of reasons: López Obrador has started “marvelous projects” like new train lines and oil refineries; he gives a monthly pension to elderly Mexicans and, most importantly, he takes care of the poor.
She is also an ardent supporter of Lpez Obrador. She started her political career as his environmental minister after he was elected mayor of Mexico City in 2000. She has been unwaveringly loyal ever since, even supporting his pro-oil energy agenda despite her environmental background.
While Sheinbaum lacks López Obrador’s charisma and popular appeal, she has a reputation for being analytical, disciplined and exacting. Most importantly, she has promised to support López Obrador’s policies and popular social programs, including a universal pension benefit for seniors as well as providing cash payments to low-income residents.
At a market in Mexico City, woman who sells vegetables calledClaudia, said that she represents the continuation of AMLO. Bautista Herrera started receiving monthly payments of about $38 to support her child after the election of Lpez Obrador. With that money, she buys household goods like soap, eggs, sugar and Clorox.
Sheinbaum’s nearest competitor for the presidency was Xóchitl Gálvez. Representing several opposition parties she could never distance herself from the corruption of those parties’ voters.
Many people who cast their votes for Glvez were more motivated by her promise to break with Lpez Obrador and Morena party than she was by her campaign promises. The country that saw one-party rule for 70 years until 2000 has seen record high homicides as a result of Lopez Obrador’s moves to undermine judicial independence.
At a polling center in Mexico City, the mother of two daughters said she believed Sheinbaum was a dictator and that he was her puppet. She said López Obrador wants to turn Mexico into a communist country, “like Venezuela and Cuba.”
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Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former Mayor of Mexico City, was elected Mexico’s first female President on Sunday. Sheinbaum is on track to win the race with between 58% to over 60% of votes, Mexico’s electoral agency estimated. With nearly 40% of the votes counted, Sheinbaum is on track to win the race with between 58% to over 60% of votes.