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"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.
Now, nearly 70 years later, Mexico has elected a woman president for the first
time, according to an official quick count.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City with a PhD in energy
engineering, is also the first Jewish person to lead Mexico, where 70% of the
population is Catholic.
The election was mainly contested between two candidates, both of whom were
women. Sheinbaum, the front-runner, represented the left-wing coalition “Let’s
Keep Making History”. This was formed by the ruling party, Morena, and its
minor partners, the Green Party (PVEM) and the Labor Party (PT).
Her main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, who was trailing by nearly 30% in the official
quick count, represented the coalition “Strength and Heart for Mexico”. This is
composed of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), National Action Party
(PAN) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Jorge Álvarez of the
Citizen Movement party trailed in third place.
This was the largest election in Mexico’s history, with more than 98 million
citizens registered to vote. Nearly 20,000 elected positions were being
contested, including the presidency, both chambers of Congress and thousands of
local seats.
It was also the most violent election, with more than 30 politicians killed.
The new president will now face two major challenges: confronting the rampant
violence in Mexican society and increasing militarisation of public life, and
the deterioration of checks and balances on executive power.
Sheinbaum’s mentor, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has not
solved the first issue, and has significantly worsened the second."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
