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Mexico has elected its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence – and searching for hope

On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election.

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexico's Presidential Election By Historic Margin

President López Obrador congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic victory as Mexico's first female President, marking a milestone in Mexican politics.

Top News · Jun 2, 2024

Mexico votes in election certain to bring country’s first female president

Claudia Sheinbaum is the presidential front-runner, with 20,000 other posts up for grabs in the country’s biggest election ever

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2024

In Mexico’s Historic Vote, Politics Are Little Changed

A Puente poll represents a rare survey of the Mexican public by U.S. media.

Texas Observer · May 31, 2024

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Amlo promised to transform Mexico, but he leaves it much the same

Many voters are better off, but the Mexican president failed to solve bigger problems like violence and corruption

The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024

She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Can she escape Amlo’s shadow?

Claudia Sheinbaum has capitalized on the president’s popularity throughout her campaign, but will the climate scientist be able to pursue her own agenda once elected?

The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024

Mexico quickly built a tourist train. It’s destroying the country’s natural wonders

The train has sparked criticism by environmentalists and scientists as its construction plowed down millions of trees

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

In Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, a hidden underground world under threat by the Maya Train

Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

Two women vie for Mexico's presidency amid polarization, spiralling violence

Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. The atmosphere is literally heating up, amid a wave of unusual heat, drought, pollution and political…

France 24 · May 30, 2024

Mexico Election: Divided Nation Faces Uncertain Future

Mexico's crucial election on Sunday is overshadowed by violence, polarization, and uncertainty about the future.

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