According to Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE), Claudia Sheinbaum has won the presidential race and become Mexico’s first woman and Jewish president.
Mexico’s Program of Preliminary Electoral Results of Federal Electoral Processes (PREP) provided the preliminary results to inform the public of the projected winner. Though all the votes cast won’t be completely counted until June 5th, the INE projects Sheinbaum’s victory by almost 30 points.
In more ways than one, this was a historic election for Mexico. This was their largest election yet. Tens of millions of Mexicans voted at 170 million voting booths inside the country and 23 consulate locations in four different countries. For the first time, the two frontrunner candidates were both women, and Mexico’s first woman and Jewish president was elected.
President-elect Sheinbaum has already begun to receive congratulatory messages from other world leaders. French president Emmanuel Macron, U.S president Joe Biden, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, and Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves are some of the leaders who’ve reached out to congratulate Sheinbaum.
“I commit myself to you all to take Mexico down a path of peace, safety, democracy, liberty, equality, and justice.” –Claudia Sheinbaum during her victory speech
The integrity of Mexico electoral processes have managed to remain intact despite a historically violent electoral season. Despite having to close down several voting booths across the country, the Mexican government and INE staff worked tirelessly to ensure all Mexicans were able to safely and freely exercise their right to vote in such a historic election.
Mensaje de agradecimiento. pic.twitter.com/wEjSNlcWli
— Dra. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) June 3, 2024
Diana Alfaro | Latin American CorrespondentMy name is Diana Alfaro and I’m a junior at Cal Poly Pomona. I was born in El Salvador and migrated to the U.S when I was four years old. I grew up watching Salvadoran news and listening to my family discuss politics, how government policies affected our family back home, and how the country was changing for the better or for worse. My grandmother always talked about how those at the top implemented policy for their own benefit without any regard for how it might affect average people. These discussions of Latin American politics motivated me to become a political science major. Local and international policies affect people on the ground differently across various policy areas. Some policies might help some people at the expense of others. It’s necessary for policies to be created with the input of affected communities to ensure there is room for growth and positive change. Through my work as a Latin American correspondent, I want to shed light on how policies are implemented, how they affect people, and positive change brought about through cooperation between the people and the government.
