Voting was suspended at one polling site as the country is expected to vote in leftist Claudia Sheinbaum over Xochitl Galvez
Two people were killed in violence at polling centers on Sunday in the midst of Mexico’s historic election expected to make leftist Claudia Sheinbaum, the ruling party candidate, the country’s first female president.
A victory by either woman would represent a major step for Mexico, a country known for its macho culture. The winner will begin a six-year term on 1 October. Galvez, a senator who represents an opposition coalition comprised of the Institutional Revolutionary party , the right-wing Pan and the leftist PRD party, chatted with supporters before casting her ballot early Sunday.Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum’s mentor, greeted supporters and posed for photos as he walked from the presidential palace to vote with his wife.
“Before we couldn’t even vote, and when you could, it was to vote for the person your husband told you to vote for. Thank God that has changed and I get to live it,” Montiel added. Both candidates have promised to expand welfare programs, though Mexico has a large deficit this year and sluggish GDP growth of just 1.5% expected by the central bank next year.
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