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  • Claudia Sheinbaum set to be Mexico's first woman president

    Claudia Sheinbaum was set to be elected Mexico's first woman president on Sunday, exit polls showed, a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor, who was representing the ruling party, won around 58 percent of votes, according to an estimate

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