Claudia Sheinbaum is projected to win Mexico’s presidential election and become its first female president in history.
“I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said at a downtown Mexico City hotel shortly after electoral authorities announced a statistical sample showed she held an irreversible lead, according to the Associated Press.
Presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party Claudia Sheinbaum holds a campaign rally in Mexico City, Mexico May 22, 2024. (Reuters/Raquel Cunha/File Photo)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
