Mexico on path for the first woman president as a female frontrunner joins race
Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year’s election after the country’s leading parties both unveiled women candidates.
Ruling party Morena said Wednesday that Claudia Sheinbaum will be its nominee for the 2024 general election. She is set to take on Senator Xóchitl Gálvez, nominated by the opposition coalition on Sunday.
They will be vying to replace current leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is required to step down next year as Mexican law prohibits presidents from seeking a second six-year term.
Sheinbaum is a former mayor of Mexico City who has long been considered a favorite to get the nomination. She was officially named Morena’s pick after winning an internal survey on the party’s candidate.
Born in Mexico City in 1962, Sheinbaum has a degree in physics and a PhD in energy engineering.
She served as Mexico City’s secretary of the environment in the year 2000, when Obrador was the city’s mayor. Since then, she has maintained a close relationship with the outgoing leader, supporting him in his three political campaigns for presidency.
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