History was created in Mexico, for the first time a woman will become president, know who is Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico election 2024: For the first time a woman candidate has won the Mexican presidential election. In the election filled with bloody conflict, Sheinbaum, the candidate of the ruling Morena party, has won.

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In the bloodiest election in Mexico's history, the country is going to get a female president for the first time. This time two of the three candidates contesting for the presidency were women. Media outlets and the ruling party declared Claudia Sheinbaum the winner of Mexico's presidential election after voting was completed on Sunday.

Results from television outlets NMAS and El Financiero showed Claudia Sheinbaum winning, although the outlets did not yet release figures. Mario Delgado, the head of the ruling Morena party, announced to a crowd of supporters in Mexico City that Sheinbaum had won by a landslide.

Who is the first woman president of Mexico?

Sheinbaum, who is going to become the country's first female president, is a scientist, engineer and former mayor of Mexico City. Sheinbaum is considered close to current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. She is greatly influenced by his populist ideology and has promised to carry forward his populist policies during the election campaign.

The other female candidate contesting against Sheinbaum was Xochitl Galvez, a businesswoman and former senator, who came in second place. The third male candidate, Jorge Alvarez, came in third.

The election has been bloody

This election for the post of President of Mexico has been filled with the most bloody conflicts. A councilor candidate Jorge Huerta Cabrera was shot dead in an election rally on Friday, after which the number of murders of candidates before voting has increased to 37. After the death of Cabrera, this election has become the election with the highest number of murders in the country. In the 2021 elections, 36 candidates were killed.