Preliminary results project Claudia Sheinbaum to become Mexico’s first female president
CNN - 2024-06-03T06:04:26.784Z

Mexico is set to elect its first female president, with preliminary results showing Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s former mayor and climate scientist, is on track to win the country’s largest election in history. Sheinbaum won between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to what is known as Quick Count, an exercise that the National Electoral Institute (INE) carries out based on a statistical sample of ballots from polling stations. The 61-year-old rode the wave of popularity of her longtime...

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