Mexico's Sheinbaum keeps wide lead in run for presidency - poll

[Judi Lynn]

3. Mexico almost certain to elect its first woman president as campaigning begins

Mar 1, 2024 11:16 AM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico’s history.
Voters will choose the president, along with the winners of 628 seats in Congress and tens of thousands of local positions.

The country of 130 million people has often been marked by its “macho” culture. Now it is almost certain to elect its first woman president. Also at play are issues such as escalating cartel warfare, the political legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the long, often tumultuous relationship with the United States.

Parties selected their candidates well before the official start of campaigning for the presidential, congressional and municipal elections. On June 2, millions of voters will turn out at the polls to vote for their new leaders. The winner of the highly anticipated presidential elections will serve a six-year term.

While most eyes are on the presidential race, Mexicans will also vote for 128 senators, 500 congressional representatives and for tens of thousands of local government positions.

More:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/mexico-almost-certain-to-elect-its-first-woman-president-as-campaigning-begins