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For the first time in the history of Mexico, two women could face each other in the presidential elections, which would lead to the historic milestone that a woman can govern the North American country, in which there were 227 femicides per day in the first three months of 2023.
Xóchitl Gálvez is the candidate of the opposition, the Broad Front for Mexico, which chose her to face the president’s heir, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the 2024 presidential elections, which will be announced on September 6. This senator from the PAN party will represent at the polls the unprecedented opposition alliance of the North American country, which until AMLO came to power had historically been governed by his political formation, the National Action Party, and by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI.
For its part, Morena, the president’s party, is about to confirm the former head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, as its representative. Which would mean that in June 2024 it would be two women who faced each other at the polls and, consequently, for the first time in the history of Mexico, a country with a traditionally macho society and with high rates of femicide, would be governed by a woman.
Because, even if Movimiento Ciudadano goes to the race with a third candidate, it does not have the weight to win. Sheinbaum’s opponent for the party’s nomination is former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who has questioned the selection process. The Morena candidate who is elected practically starts as a favorite for the elections, thanks to the popularity of López Obrador, who has 65 percent approval.
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