Claudia Sheinbaum: Nicolás Maduro, Gabriel Boric, Lula da Silva and other presidents congratulate the elected president in Mexico

Sheinbaum obtained between 58.3% and 60.7% of the votes on Sunday, according to the quick count of the National Electoral Institute (INE). That means around 30 points ahead of her biggest rival, the opponent Xóchitl Gálvez, who received between 26.6% and 28.6%, while Jorge Álvarez Máynez received between 9.9% and 10.8%. .
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The Workers’ Party (PT) of Brazil, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, congratulated Sheinbaum for her victory and, “above all, the women for this achievement.”

“Congratulations to the Mexican people for the important victory of Claudia Sheinbaum, the first female president of Mexico!”, stated on her social networks the head of the PT, deputy Gleisi Hoffmann, who accompanied the election day from the North American country.
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Likewise, he referred to the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), which also obtained a strong result in the legislative elections, as a “brother of the PT” Brazilian party.

The Government of Cuba celebrated the “historic election” of the candidate. The president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, highlighted on social networks that Sheinbaum is the first woman to become president of Mexico and advocated continuing to strengthen bilateral relations.

“Count on the Cuban willingness to continue strengthening the endearing brotherhood that unites our people,” Díaz-Canel wrote.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said early in the morning that Sheinbaum’s election is a “triumph” for Mexico and that together they will work for a “united” Latin America.
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“Mexico elected a progressive as the first president in its history. It is a triumph for the Mexican people and for its democracy,” Petro wrote on his social network account Brunette.

Also at dawn, the secretary general of the Organization of American States sent his congratulations. “Count on the @OAS_oficial to work together and for the social justice of our peoples on the agenda of Democracy, Human Rights, Comprehensive Development and Security,” Almagro wrote in his X account.

The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, also sent his congratulations to Sheinbaum, whom he wished success in his administration. “We will work to further strengthen the ties between our countries,” the president said in a message published on his social networks.
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For his part, the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, congratulated Sheinbaum on his victory, highlighting his “leadership” and “social progress program.” “Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum for becoming the first female President of Mexico! I hope that her leadership and her program of social progress inspire the region and continue to unite us as brother countries. A hug to all the Mexican people,” the president published Chilean on his social network account X.

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, also joined the wave of congratulations and highlighted the “extraordinary demonstration of civility and democracy” during election day in Mexico.

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“I congratulate this noble people, their elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, the Morena party, the PT (Work Party) and the social movements”said the president in his account on the social network “This is a great victory for the great country,” he added.

In Europe, The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her victory this Monday and expressed her desire to strengthen relations between the EU and that country under her mandate.

“Congratulations Claudia Sheinbaum on your historic election as the first female president of Mexico,” she said through her X account, in which she added that “Mexico and the EU share deep historical, economic and cultural ties.”

The head of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has highlighted that, for the first time in its history, the North American country will have a woman as president.
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“Congratulations, @Claudiashein, on your election. For the first time in its history, Mexico will have a woman at the head of the Presidency,” Sánchez wrote in a message on the social network working to strengthen relations between Spain and Mexico”.

The Belgian Foreign Minister, Hadja Lahbib, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), congratulated Sheinbaum “for making history as the first female president of Mexico” (…) Her election marks an important milestone for the country and inspires generations to come. I wish you the best! “She added.

For its part, The German Government expressed the desire of the largest European economy to continue the good relationship between both countries.
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“We are going to want to work with great pleasure and closely with the next Government,” said the spokesperson in the first reaction of the German Executive to Sheinbaum’s victory.

Outside the European community, Russia congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her “impressive” victory and hoped to continue the “fruitful dialogue” between the two countries during her mandate.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov noted that the two states have been cooperating for some time and added: “We hope that under the new leadership in Mexico our relations will receive further development, a new impetus.”