Claudia Sheinbaum Elected Mexico’s First Female President
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president. The 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City secured between 58% and 60% of the vote, according to preliminary results from Mexico’s official electoral authority, INE. Her victory margin stands at about 30 percentage points over her closest rival, businesswoman Xóchitl Gálvez.
