Historic elections as Mexico elects woman leader | Video

Mexico City, Jun 3 (EFE).- Ruling Mexican party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum will become the country’s female president after winning Sunday's elections, according to the election commission, after convincingly beating her main rival.

Sheinbaum won between 58.3 percent and 60.7 percent of the votes compared to opposition leader Xochitl Galvez, who could only manage 26.6 percent to 28.6 percent of the vote.

Opposition Citizen Movement Jorge Alvarez Maynez obtained between 9.9 percent and 10.8 percent of the votes, the commission's President Guadalupe Taddei said in a public message. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE).

FOOTAGE SHOWS MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.

SOUND BITES: CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM, MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (IN SPANISH - SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH).

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Date: 03/06/2024 09:37 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Election
Type: Straps
Duration: 65 seconds
Reference: 7001369706
Relevance: Normal