A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations

A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations

Mexico has a new president. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 61, is the firstwoman to win a presidential election in the 200 years since the country’s independence.

It was a historic election day in many ways. With a turnout close to 61%, the successor of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador achieved between 58.6% and 60.7% of the vote, according to the quick count, a mathematical extrapolation based on voting records collected throughout the country that usually yields accurate results. The percentage obtained by Sheinbaum exceeds the 53% achieved by Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018, quite an achievement for a candidate with less political charisma.

Many questioned whether a sexist country like Mexico was ready to have a female president. The results at the ballot box proved that it is.

    • deathbysnusnu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      What’s your favourite part of Mexico? I’ve always been interested in checking it out but every now and then there’s a story about cartels killing mofos.

      • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I’ve only been to the resorts in Playa del Carmen, but my dear friend lived in Zona del Norte in Tijuana and loved it despite it being really a rough end of the city. Tijuana is quite a place.