Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the first female president of Mexico

• Claudia Sheinbaum, first female president of Mexico.
• She won with 58.3% to 60.7% votes.
• Promises continuity and reforms to the Constitution.

The ruling party’s candidate Claudia Sheinbaum showed her gratitude this Monday, as she will «become the first female president of Mexico.»

She projected a result that would allow her to have the majority necessary to reform the Constitution in Congress after the rapid recount by the INE.

«I am also grateful because, for the first time in 200 years of the republic, I will become the first female president of Mexico,» said Claudia Sheinbaum.

«…And, as I have said on other occasions, I do not arrive alone, we all arrive with our heroines who gave us our homeland, with our ancestors.»

Sheinbaum’s first words as president of Mexico

The Instituto Nacional Electoral officially estimates a range of between 58.3% and 60.7% of the votes for Claudia Sheinbaum.

This is above the 26.6% to 28.6% of her closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, and the 9.9% to 10.8% of Jorge Álvarez Máynez.

The candidate considered that Morena’s alliance with the Partido del Trabajo (PT) and the Partido Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM) will win the qualified majority.

The above, two-thirds of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, which could reform the Constitution without negotiating with the opposition.

It will give continuity to López Obrador’s projects

Claudia Sheinbaum planned to promote the policies of the current president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

«I want to thank the millions of Mexican men and women who decided to vote for us on this historic day…», she declared.

The former head of Government of Mexico City (2018-2023) based her campaign on promising continuity to López Obrador’s projects.

For its part, Xóchitl Gálvez’s opposition alliance accused her of representing «authoritarianism.»

«A plural, diverse and democratic Mexico»

Among the constitutional reforms proposed by AMLO is the militarization of the National Guard and a modification of the electoral system.

Also, they elected judges and members of the Supreme Court by popular vote.

Claudia Sheinbaum maintained that she conceives «a plural, diverse and democratic Mexico» in which «dissent is part of democracy.»

«And although the majority of the people supported our project, our duty is and will always be to look after each and every one of the Mexicans without distinction,» she stated.

We will never have an authoritarian government

She also promised to «guarantee freedoms of expression, of the press, of assembly, of concentration and mobilization.»

«We are democrats and by conviction we would never create an authoritarian or repressive government…»

«We will also respect political, social, cultural and religious diversity, gender and sexual diversity,» said Claudia Sheinbaum.

Finally, she pledged to have an «honest» government, without influence, corruption, or impunity.

Thank her rivals

“I want to thank Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, candidate for Fuerza y ​​Corazón por México for the call I received a few minutes ago recognizing the victory.”

«I also recognize Jorge Álvarez Máynez with his so-called Movimiento Ciudadano candidate for his participation in these free and democratic elections,» said Claudia Sheinbaum.

The president of the INE, Guadalupe Taddei, reported that Sheinbaum obtained between 58.3% and 60.7% of the votes in the elections, according to the organization’s quick count.

Gálvez received between 26.6% and 28.6% of the votes, while Álvarez Máynez obtained between 9.9% and 10.8% of the votes.

The former head of Government of Mexico City also thanked personalities and heads of state who recognized her victory, without saying which countries.

She highlighted the words of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who minutes ago, through a video on his social media, congratulated her on her victory.

According to the Programa de Resultados Electorales Preliminares (PREP), Sheinbaum maintains an advantage in the election for president of Mexico.

This Sunday, Mexico celebrated the largest election in its history with more than 98 million people called to renew more than 20,000 positions.

Among these are the presidency, the 500 deputies, the 128 senators and nine state governments.

The electoral campaign for these votes has also been the most violent in the history of Mexico.

At least 30 candidates were murdered in an unprecedented event.

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