Among the founders of the National Regeneration Movement and after five years at the helm of the government of Mexico City, Sheinbaum will replace his political mentor López Obrador as president of the country
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The candidate of the governing coalition Let’s continue to make history, Claudia Sheinbaum, is leading the race for the presidency of Mexico. If his victory, which seems certain, is confirmed, it would be the first woman to hold the position in the country’s history. In second place would be the candidate of the Fuerza y Corazon por Mexico coalition, Xochitl Galvez, while the third place would be occupied by the candidate of the opposition Citizens’ Movement (MC), Jorge lvarez Maynez.
Although the results are not yet definitive, the rally of Sheinbaum’s supporters has begun in front of the Zocalo esplanade, the main square of the Mexican capital.
According to what was reported by several Sheinbaum exit polls he won 63.2 percent of the voteswhile Galvez obtained 26.5 percent and Ivarez Maynez achieved 10.3 percent of the preferences.
The newspaper El Financiero also indicated that its exit poll “projects Claudia Sheinbaum”, presidential candidate of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), as the winner. “There is no difference that makes us question the margin of error,” said Alejandro Moreno, the newspaper’s polling director. The Televisa company said that “Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to be the next President of the Republic.
Who is the new president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum
Political analysts consulted by Euronews describe her as a woman of great preparation who made Morena’s populist speech her own to convince the electorate.
“If you go to her social networks, you will see that she uploads photos hugging people, she did this during the electoral campaign to show herself as the ‘people’s candidate’ trying to sell that somewhat populist speech,” explains political analyst Jordi Sarrión.
Political communications experts are impressed by Morena’s efforts to “humanize” a profile “as technical” as that of Claudia Sheinbaum, without having based their campaign on the preparation and history of the candidate. There is no doubt that the strategy worked.
Claudia Sheinbaum is one of the founders of Morena, the party of outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In 2015 she became head of government of Mexico City with 48% of the votes.
Mexico’s largest election
The main challenge will determine Lopez Obrador’s successor, who hopes for Sheinbaum’s victory. Of the 170,182 approved polling stations, INE reported the installation of 169,884, equal to 99.98 percent, with the participation of almost 1.5 million citizen officials.
Mexico hosted the largest elections in its history with more than 98 million people called to renew more than 20 thousand assignmentsincluding the presidency, 500 deputies, 128 senators and nine state governments.
