“Today Mexico is making history and for the first time it will have a female President. Congratulations Claudia Sheinbaum, when one arrives, the paths are opened for all,” the mayor on leave wrote on the X network. Montevideo.
The official Sheinbaum, former mayor of the emblematic Mexico Cityobtained between 58.3% and 60.7% of the votes, according to a quick count by the electoral referee. Xochitl Galvezstandard bearer of a coalition made up of the once hegemonic PRI, the right-wing PAN and the leftist PRD, added between 26.6% and 28.6% of the votes.
“Although many Mexicans do not agree with our project, we will have to walk in peace to build a Mexico more prosperous,” he said early Monday morning in his first speech after learning the results.
The ruling party Brunette and his allies reached a qualified majority in the Chamber of Deputies and, according to official figures, they could do the same in the Senate Chamberwhich would allow them to make changes to the Constitution, some proposed by the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
A 61-year-old scientist, Sheinbaum has promised to continue the legacy of left-wing nationalist López Obrador, although with slight adjustments to mitigate violence linked to the organized crimereduce the public debtstimulate the economy, promote renewable energies and tackle the corruption.
“It is the recognition of Mexico to our national project,” Sheinbaum added to his supporters after ensuring that he achieved an advantage of 30 percentage points, the same as López Obrador obtained when he won in 2018, then becoming the largest presidential victory since 1985.
Shortly afterward, Gálvez conceded victory to his political rival and said he contacted her by phone and told her he had seen a country shaken by violence. Furthermore, he stated that after the heat of the presidential campaigns, it is time to join forces for the country.
Source: Ambito
