Mexico City, 4 June 2014(TDI): Claudia Sheinbaum receives victory as Mexico’s first female president in 200 years, acquiring the largest vote in Mexico’s democratic history, according to preliminary data from the national electoral institution.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Mayor of Mexico City and a climate scientist secured a vote of 58.3%–60.7% while its opposition leader Xochitl Galvez got 26.6% to 28.5% vote.
Claudia Sheinbaum became the first president to achieve such a massive victory in Mexico’s democratic history, according to the electoral authority.
Sheinbaum, the favored successor of outgoing president Andres Manuel, vowed to continue in the direction set by populist leftist leaders.
For the first time in the 200 years of the republic I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum told supporters to loud cheers of “president, president”.
“As I have said on other occasions, I do not arrive alone. We all arrived, with our heroines who gave us our homeland, with our mothers, our daughters, and our granddaughters,” Claudia Sheinbaum said after her victory was confirmed.
Currently, the ruling coalition is also on the track for a possible two-thirds supermajority in both houses of Congress, to bring any constitutional reform without any support from the opposition.
However, many analysts believe she faces a challenging road ahead. She must adhere to the party’s ongoing policies while implementing significant economic reforms to boost low economic growth.
Furthermore, following her victory, there is widespread hope that she will address and change long-standing issues of gender-based violence in the country.
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Felicitations from World leaders
Many world leaders have congratulated Claudia for making history in the country, particularly the President of the United States Joe Biden, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Canadian Prime Minister, and Brazilian President.
US President Joe Biden welcomed Sheinbaum’s “historic election” and said he looked forward to working with her “in the spirit of partnership and friendship.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the North American ally, also offered congratulations and said he was ready to work closely with Sheinbaum to strengthen ties.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a fellow leftist, hailed a “victory for democracy” and vowed to deepen economic ties between Latin America’s two biggest economies.
