Ruling party candidate and former Mexico City mayor capitalises on outgoing president’s popularity
Ms Sheinbaum won Mexico’s presidential election, according to the INE electoral institute’s rapid sample count released on Sunday night.
Xochitl Galvez, representing a coalition of opposition parties that had ruled the country for nearly 90 years, is estimated to obtain between 27 per cent and 30 per cent of the ballots.Trump verdict a stunning end to a quintessentially New York legal taleThe task facing the scientist-turned-politician is daunting, however, as she inherits rampant criminal violence and a large fiscal deficit left by Mr López Obrador’s government.
The challenge for Ms Sheinbaum is that she owes Mr López Obrador her victory and now needs to tread carefully around his legacy. Mr López Obrador has an approval rating of about 60 per cent, meaning he could have easily won the vote if the constitution did not bar presidents from seeking reelection.
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