From Tech Entrepreneur to Engineer… Will Mexico get its first female president? – Mexico Presidential Election From

Mexico Presidential Election: Presidential elections are to be held in Mexico today. It is being claimed that for the first time a woman can be seen taking over the reins of the country. Many women are in the race for presidential candidate. The term of the current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is going to end soon.
Claudia Sheinbaum, 61, an environmental engineer turned politician, is leading the pack among the female candidates for Mexico’s presidency. According to a report, when Claudia Sheinbaum arrives for a rally in a park full of people in the city of Orizaba, the crowd addresses her as ‘President’. Claudia also starts feeling that she is going to become Mexico’s first female president. So far, the surveys conducted in the country seem to confirm that Claudia will be Mexico’s next president. If this happens, Claudia will be the first female president in Mexico’s history.
Claudia is competing with another female candidate Xochitl Galvez. The only man in the presidential race is Jorge Alvarez Maynez, who is in third place. It is being claimed that Mexico is definitely going to break the centuries-old male dominance in the country’s highest office.
Claudia is the candidate of the ruling Morena party
Claudia Sheinbaum is a candidate of Mexico’s ruling Morena party. In an election speech, she said that the presence of women candidates in the first and second positions is a sign that Mexican society is evolving. Claudia is the former mayor of Mexico City. Referring to gender equality in the cabinet and the large number of women working as state governors, she said that Mexico has been called a machista country for many years. But now many women are ruling in Mexico and this is a change. She said that I see young girls who are excited that a woman is going to be the president and this is going to change the culture for women and men.
On average, 11 women are murdered every day in Mexico
Mexico is a country where on average about 11 women are murdered every day. Veracruz is one of the five worst states for female homicides. Claudia has said that more needs to be done to reduce violence against women. She said that while this is easy to say, it is also very difficult. She said that change does not happen overnight. Her message has remained the same throughout the campaign. She says that if she is elected, she will continue the social and political process started by her mentor, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
What did second-place candidate Xochitl Galvez say about Claudia?
On the other hand, tech entrepreneur-turned-politician Xochitl Galvez, the second-place candidate for the presidency, said that President Lopez Obrador is a populist and only uses Claudia as a puppet. She said that I am very confident about myself. Of course I am from the same movement as Lopez Obrador. We have fought together for more than 20 years to get a government, win opportunities and rights for the people of Mexico.
During his campaign, Galvez accused the current government of nepotism and widespread abuse of power. He criticized President Lopez Obrador’s six-year term. In the last televised debate, he said that the monthly budget of Mexicans has decreased due to the government’s failed social policies. 9 million people are living in extreme poverty. He promised to reduce the pension age from 65 to 60 years.