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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Tuesday briefing: How a leftwing climate scientist became Mexico’s new president

Mexico's presidential candidate for the Morena party, Claudia Sheinbaum, celebrates following the results of the general election in Mexico City, on 3 June.
Mexico's presidential candidate for the Morena party, Claudia Sheinbaum, celebrates following the results of the general election in Mexico City, on 3 June. Photograph: Gerardo Luna/AFP/Getty Images

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The news that leftist climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum won this weekend’s Mexican presidential election – becoming the country’s first female, and Jewish, leader – was highly anticipated. It was the largest election in Mexico’s history, with nearly 100 million people registered to vote, and had two women leading the race in a country struggling to deal with endemic violence against women and girls.

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