For the first time in the history of politics in Mexico, a woman has been elected as the president.
Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide election victory to become Mexico’s first female president.
Sheinbaum, who is a scientist of Climate and also a former Mayor of Mexico city, won the presidency with 58.3% and 60.7% of the votes according to rapid sample count by Mexico’s electoral authority. This is one the highest vote percentage in Mexico’s voting democratic history.
The Opposition Candidate Xochitl Galvez conceded defeat after preliminary results showed her taking between 26.6% and 28.6% of the total votes casted.
“For the first time in 200 years of the republic I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” She told the Supporters.
Her victory is a significant stepping stone for the country, a Nation which is known for its macho culture and home to the world’s biggest Roman Catholic population which for years has been pushing traditional values and roles for women.
Claudia is the first woman to win general elections in the United states, Mexico or Canada.
“We made history!” Sheinbaum told a crowd early Monday morning in the Zocalo square in the heart of Mexico City.
“It’s a historic moment, especially for women,” said Arlyn Rivera, a 24-year-old student, as she celebrated Sheinbaum’s victory in the Zocalo plaza. “Mexican politics deserves more than what we have had in recent years.”
Her agenda will be supported by substantial backing in Congress. Preliminary results indicate that her ruling party, Morena, along with its allies, is on course to secure a potential supermajority in both houses of Congress.
Sheinbaum has committed to improving security, though she has provided few details.
The election, noted as the most violent in Mexico’s modern history with 38 candidates murdered, has underscored the country’s severe security issues.
Many analysts contend that organized crime groups expanded and deepened their influence during Lopez Obrador’s term
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