Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based on their gender. An electoral court overturned an opposition candidate’s victory, ruling that she had committed “gender-based political violence” against the losing, ruling-party candidate. “When insults, real or imagined, can be cause, or could be a cause, for overturning or nullifying a victory, that is something else altogether.” The dispute arose after opposition candidate Alessandra Rojo won a narrow victory over Morena’s Caty Monreal in the race for the borough that includes downtown Mexico City. The court ruled last week that the comment violated a Mexican electoral law that prohibits “slandering, insulting or seeking to disqualify a female candidate based on gender stereotypes,” in this case, beliefs that women succeed in politics based on their husbands’ or fathers’ political power. Another female candidate, former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, of López Obrador’s Morena party, went on to win the June 2 elections by a large margin and will take office on Oct. 1.

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Car bombs. Massacres. A cartel turf war. Mexico’s new president confronts a wave of violence
2 months ago

Car bombs. Massacres. A cartel turf war. Mexico’s new president confronts a wave of violence

LA Times  

Mourners attend a Mass on Oct. 20 alongside the coffin of Roman Catholic priest Marcelo Perez, who was killed in San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico’s Chiapas state. As a candidate, Sheinbaum vowed to continue the strategy of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who expanded the military’s reach but sought to avoid direct confrontations with cartels, and insisted …

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her speech, Sheinbaum said …

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president
3 months, 2 weeks ago

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president

NPR  

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, takes office on Tuesday as Mexico’s 66th president and its first female leader. Sponsor Message Sheinbaum started her political career as López Obrador’s environmental minister after he was elected Mexico City mayor in …

Shattering glass ceiling, Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico’s first female president
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shattering glass ceiling, Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico’s first female president

LA Times  

Mexico’s new leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, wears the presidential sash during the transfer of power ceremony in Mexico City on Oct. 1, 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who jumped from academia to the rocky world of politics, took office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president. Now we know that presidents can be women.” The crowd erupted in chants of: “Presidenta!” …

Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico’s presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect
5 months ago

Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico’s presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential vote, has finally been formally declared Mexico’s President-elect, the first woman to hold the office in Mexico. At a ceremony Thursday, the former Mexico City mayor was handed the legal ruling declaring her the country’s next president. Sheinbaum has pledged to follow all the policies of her …

How independent will Mexico’s next president be? This controversy gives a hint
7 months ago

How independent will Mexico’s next president be? This controversy gives a hint

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador welcomes President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum before a meeting at the National Palace in Mexico City this week. When Claudia Sheinbaum won election in a landslide this month to become Mexico’s next leader, many wondered how independent she would be from her mentor and predecessor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador announced after the election …

Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum pushes judicial reform amid market fears
7 months ago

Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum pushes judicial reform amid market fears

Al Jazeera  

The president-elect has promised wide consultations with stakeholders in the judiciary ahead of the reforms. Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s first female president, promised wide consultations on the reforms, signalling her determination to proceed despite concerns that have produced market volatility and hit the peso hard. In her first news conference since being elected on June 2, Sheinbaum left a meeting …

Change and continuity: On the Mexico mandate
7 months, 1 week ago

Change and continuity: On the Mexico mandate

The Hindu  

When Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftist nationalist and leader of the Movement of National Rejuvenation, became the President of Mexico in 2018, many warned that the Latin American country was on the path to become another Venezuela. But Mr. Obrador proved his critics wrong using populism with fiscal responsibility and pushing Mexico’s polity, which was dominated by the pro-American, …

Challenges before Mexico's first woman president
7 months, 1 week ago

Challenges before Mexico's first woman president

Hindustan Times  

On June 4 Claudia Sheinbaum made history by becoming the first woman president of Mexico, a country of 130 million people. The discourse on increasing the participation of women in leadership and policy making started in 1975 at the United Nations’ First World Conference on Women, coincidentally held in Mexico City. In 2018, women won half the seats in Mexico’s …

Opinion: Mexico’s election of Claudia Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating it?
7 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Mexico’s election of Claudia Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating it?

LA Times  

Mexico City mayoral candidate Santiago Taboada quoted the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on social media recently: “They can cut all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.” It was a jab at outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, and his Morena party. Party members had been seen removing Taboada’s campaign flyers in the Mexico City …

Biden, US-Mexico Border Crisis Loom Large in Sheinbaum’s Early Hours
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden, US-Mexico Border Crisis Loom Large in Sheinbaum’s Early Hours

Live Mint  

Claudia Sheinbaum had mere hours to enjoy the victory that will make her Mexico’s first female president before her northern neighbor reminded her how difficult the new gig will be. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} A congratulatory call from President Joe Biden on Monday came amid reports that he would sign an executive order limiting asylum claims at the country’s southern border, the …

Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum
7 months, 1 week ago

Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum holds a flag that reads in Spanish “we won” after general …

From migration to cartels: What are the challenges that await Mexico’s new president?
7 months, 1 week ago

From migration to cartels: What are the challenges that await Mexico’s new president?

Firstpost  

Mexico has elected its first-ever woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum. From tackling the crime rate to economic headwinds, she faces an array of daunting challenges ahead President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election on 3 June. “The ominous spread of organised crime …

Claudia Sheinbaum Makes History As First Woman Elected President In Mexico
7 months, 1 week ago

Claudia Sheinbaum Makes History As First Woman Elected President In Mexico

Huff Post  

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election, early Monday, June 3, 2024. Marco Ugarte via Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman president in the country’s 200-year history. “I will become the …

The first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues
7 months, 1 week ago

The first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum’s name will go down in Mexican history. Prior to the current presidential race, during which Sheinbaum maintained a comfortable lead against opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, only two women had officially sought Mexico’s presidency. Mexico ranks third among Latin American nations with the most women in the national Cabinet — 44% — and has 10 female …

A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
7 months, 1 week ago

A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at her closing campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A supporter of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum takes a selfie with a campaign …

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president

The Hindu  

Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman President in the country’s 200-year history. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Ms. Sheinbaum said with a smile, speaking at a downtown hotel shortly after electoral authorities announced a statistical sample showed she held an irreversible lead. The National Electoral Institute’s president said Ms. Sheinbaum had …

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

The Hindu  

Polls closed in a national vote on June 2 that will likely give Mexico its first female president, but the heat, violence and polarization continued right through election day. Nationwide, voting was largely peaceful, but it appeared that even if the front-runner — former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum — wins, she is unlikely to enjoy the kind of unquestioning …

Mexico elects its first female president
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico elects its first female president

NPR  

Mexico elects its first female president toggle caption Israel Fuguemann for NPR MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, was overwhelmingly elected Mexico’s first female president on Sunday, a historic milestone in a country rife with gender-based violence and misogyny. toggle caption Israel Fuguemann for NPR Ignacio Morales cast his vote on Sunday …

Mexico’s election: A victory for organised crime
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s election: A victory for organised crime

Al Jazeera  

On June 2, Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president. Of course, the surge in femicides occurs within a general context of violence; in the first four and a half years of AMLO’s term, Mexico registered 160,594 homicides, while the estimated number of missing people has now surpassed 111,000 – a figure AMLO has preferred to drastically lowball. …

‘La Presidenta’: Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election mandate
7 months, 1 week ago

‘La Presidenta’: Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election mandate

Al Jazeera  

The country’s first female president faces a raft of challenges, from crime to a fractured polity. Mexico has elected Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of the capital, as the country’s first female president after a heated election on Sunday, with the nation’s top election authority projecting a comfortable win for the 61-year-old physicist-turned-politician. Sheinbaum, a protege of Mexico’s outgoing President …

Analysis: How did Mexico elect a female president before the United States? Not by accident
7 months, 1 week ago

Analysis: How did Mexico elect a female president before the United States? Not by accident

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters early Monday in Mexico City after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election. Mexico has elected its first female president — a U.S.-educated climate scientist and former mayor whose landslide victory Sunday reflects both the continued dominance of the country’s ruling party as well as the vast strides made by …

Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election
7 months, 1 week ago

Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election

Al Jazeera  

Leaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping victory in Mexico’s national election will make her the first woman to hold the presidency in the country’s history. “I am very happy with her victory, because she represents my great friend Lopez Obrador who has led an extraordinary government,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …

Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum declared in election overshadowed with murder and violence
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum declared in election overshadowed with murder and violence

ABC  

In short: Mexico's ruling Morena party says its candidate Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico's first female president. Mexico's ruling Morena party says its candidate Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico's first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico's first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador whose popularity …

A historic first as Mexico elects its first female president
7 months, 1 week ago

A historic first as Mexico elects its first female president

NPR  

A historic first as Mexico elects its first female president A MARTÍNEZ: OK, here's the sound of history being made in Mexico City. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum says women have reached the presidency of the Mexican Republic for the first time in 200 years. Now Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a 61-year-old environmental engineer, the former mayor of Mexico …

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president

Associated Press  

Read the latest: Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. “Of course, I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum with all my respect who ended up the winner by a wide margin,” López Obrador said shortly after the electoral authorities’ …

Mexico set to elect first female president in historic vote
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico set to elect first female president in historic vote

Al Jazeera  

The vote has been heralded as a major step in Mexico, with the winner becoming the first woman leader in a country often criticised for its macho culture. Mexicans are voting in national elections with the ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the country’s first female president. Polls have consistently …

Mexico on brink of electing first woman president
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico on brink of electing first woman president

New Indian Express  

Mexican voters are expected to make history Sunday by electing their first woman president, a milestone in the crime-plagued country where gender-based violence and discrimination have long been rampant. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, a former Mexico City mayor and a scientist by training, had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve …

Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters early Monday. Claudia Sheinbaum, a U.S.-educated scientist-turned-politician, was elected Sunday as Mexico’s first female president, shattering gender barriers in a country known for a culture of machismo and high rates of violence against women. “We all arrived.” The leftist former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum, 61, will also become the first president of Jewish ancestry in …

With high rates of murder and violence, Mexico is dangerous for women. Could a female president change that?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

With high rates of murder and violence, Mexico is dangerous for women. Could a female president change that?

ABC  

On the morning of September 9, 2019, María Elena Ríos was about to be subjected to an attack that would change the course of her life. "It was mandated by the court that all murders of women should be investigated as femicides … but in practice, this is not the case," said Wendy Figueroa Morales, director of the National Shelter …

Mexico’s presidential race is between two women. So why is everyone talking about one man?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s presidential race is between two women. So why is everyone talking about one man?

LA Times  

Supporters of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum fill the Zócalo in Mexico City for a rally on March 1. Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador’s protege and the former mayor of Mexico City, is heavily favored to win the election — in large part because she has vowed to advance his signature projects, including welfare programs and efforts to reform the judiciary. López …

Mexico elections: all you need to know
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico elections: all you need to know

NPR  

Mexico elections: all you need to know toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — During one of the presidential debates, Claudia Sheinbaum’s “empathy” was a topic of debate. If people have employment, that’s enough.” Carlos Bravo Regidor, a political analyst in Mexico City, said the political candidates can’t be broken down into ideologies, like Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. …

She’s likely to be Mexico’s next president. Can she save the country from cartel violence?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

She’s likely to be Mexico’s next president. Can she save the country from cartel violence?

LA Times  

As mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated a dramatic drop in violent crime, including a 50% plunge in homicides. “The Mexico City model is not replicable,” said Carlos Pérez Ricart, a political scientist at Mexico’s Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, citing the high costs of hiring and training officers. “There’s nothing that rips apart the social fabric …

A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — 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. Soledad Echagoyen, a Mexico City doctor who supports President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, says she can no longer talk about politics …

What to know about Mexico’s massive elections on Sunday
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Mexico’s massive elections on Sunday

LA Times  

Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters at a campaign rally in Mexico City this month. CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM Frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum, 61, a scientist, academic and former mayor of Mexico City, is widely viewed as López Obrador’s handpicked successor. but M of mujer.” Presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez waves to supporters at a campaign event in Huixquilucán, México, just outside Mexico …

A trailblazing feminist says Mexico’s ‘triumph’ of a first female president is no surprise
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A trailblazing feminist says Mexico’s ‘triumph’ of a first female president is no surprise

NPR  

A trailblazing feminist says Mexico’s ‘triumph’ of a first female president is no surprise toggle caption Israel Fuguemann /NPR MEXICO CITY — At 92, Elena Poniatowska, one of Mexico's most distinguished writers, has chronicled decades of women’s history in the country. “I’ve always believed in women,” Poniatowska told NPR, just days before a historic election in which one of two …

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico

NPR  

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico toggle caption Fernando Llano/AP MEXICO CITY — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday's nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country's persistently high homicide rate. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez started her last campaign rallies early Wednesday on …

In Mexico's historic presidential election season it’s down to 2 women
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Mexico's historic presidential election season it’s down to 2 women

NPR  

In Mexico's historic presidential election season it’s down to 2 women Voters in Mexico are likely to elect their first female president this weekend. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: That's the soundtrack for hundreds of thousands of people crowded into a square right in the heart of Mexico City for the last campaign rally of a historic presidential election season. NPR's Eyder …

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country’s persistently high homicide rate. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez started her last campaign rallies early Wednesday on the outskirts of Mexico City, and she focused her ire on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s …

Mexico may break its presidential glass ceiling. Why can't the U.S.?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico may break its presidential glass ceiling. Why can't the U.S.?

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum, Morena’s party presidential candidate, at WTC Mexico City on Sept. 6. I don’t have an endorsement in this race, but it seems like a good time to wonder why the U.S., a global leader in so many ways, is behind in breaking this particular glass ceiling. But unless it is followed up with a longer-term law enforcement strategy, …

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president-elect?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president-elect?

Al Jazeera  

Long tied to outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will Sheinbaum be able to carve out a new path? By contrast, Sheinbaum’s solid lead in the polls — and her urban, academic upbringing — projected a different public image, distinct from Lopez Obrador’s dark-horse campaign, according to Correa-Cabrera, the political analyst. “No one accepts to be manipulated when they reach …

What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. Also at play is the political legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mexico’s often tumultuous relationship with the United States. Under López Obrador’s “hugs not bullets” policy, which emphasizes addressing …

Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slips, says outgoing leader led by ‘personal ambition’
8 months ago

Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slips, says outgoing leader led by ‘personal ambition’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slipped up during a campaign speech Friday and said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was motivated by “personal ambition,” but later acknowledged the phrase “could be misinterpreted.” In Mexico it is used to describe a desire for personal economic gain. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a comfortable polling lead ahead …

A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — If a woman wins Mexico’s presidency on June 2, would she rule with gender in mind? “People may find this attractive, but they don’t realize what it entails.” If, for example, an abortion case reaches the Supreme Court and its current composition has changed, then a setback could indeed happen, Molina said. “The needs of this community …

Candidates spar in Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
9 months, 1 week ago

Candidates spar in Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — In Mexico’s first presidential debate on Sunday ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her polling lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, a candidate from the Citizen Movement party who is polling in single digits, grinned widely and presented himself as an …

As two women vie for Mexico’s presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?
9 months, 1 week ago

As two women vie for Mexico’s presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Are Mexicans ready for a woman president? The question of whether Mexicans are ready — or not — for a female president carries an implicit doubt of whether a woman or, in this case, whether the two female candidates are prepared to govern the country, said Julia Zulver, a researcher from the Latin American Centre at Oxford …

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
10 months, 1 week ago

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. “I don’t think that’s the way to get closer to the people or promote citizen participation.” Thousands of …

Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency

New Indian Express  

FRESNILLO: Campaigning officially began Friday for elections likely to produce Mexico's first woman president—a watershed for a nation with a long tradition of macho culture. Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez launched her campaign after the stroke of midnight in one of Mexico's most dangerous states, seeking to tap into voter concerns about the country's rampant violence. Public opinion polls suggest that …

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
11 months ago

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading candidates are women — but it’s almost equally as certain that she won’t have much room to act independently of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “In order to deactivate the current fiscal vulnerability, the incoming administration will have to adjust fiscally …

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