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Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates

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On Wednesday night, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party announced that Sheinbaum had defeated five internal party rivals – all men.

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  1. Latin Times

    Women Center Stage As Mexico Presidential Race Takes Shape (opens Latin Times)

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    Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is seen as the favorite to represent President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's Morena party in the June 2024 vote.

  2. CBS 8 San Diego

    Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    On Wednesday night, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party announced that Sheinbaum had defeated five internal party rivals – all men.

  3. WOWK Charleston

    Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year. The decisi…

  4. Washington Examiner

    Mexico set to elect first female president as ruling party names Claudia Sheinbaum 2024 candidate (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Claudia Sheinbaum will be the ruling party of Mexico's presidential candidate next year, moving the country closer to electing its first female president.

  5. The Guardian

    Mexico set for first female president in 2024 election (opens The Guardian)

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    Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and senator Xóchitl Gálvez were selected as the candidates for the two major electoral groups

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Mexico ready to elect first female president in 2024 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    For the first time in history, both of the country's two major parties have selected female candidates for president.

  7. Latin Times

    Mexico Moves Closer To Electing First Woman President (opens Latin Times)

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    Incumbent Morena party nominated former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum who will face Xóchitl Gálvez, a tech entrepreneur running for a coalition of center left-right parties.

  8. NPR

    Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president (opens NPR)

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    Mexico's two main political groups have chosen women presidential candidates. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez will face each other in next year's election.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates

  10. Bloomberg

    Mexico Ruling Party Picks Sheinbaum as Presidential Candidate (opens Bloomberg)

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    Mexico’s ruling Morena party picked Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, as its candidate to succeed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, seeking to retain power in next year’s general elections.

  11. New York Times

    A Historic First for Mexico as Two Women Vie for the Presidency (opens New York Times)

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    Mexico will elect its first woman as president next year after the governing party chose Claudia Sheinbaum to square off against the opposition’s candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez.

  12. Green Field Reporter

    Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will for the first time have time two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Mexico on track to elect its first female president after the ruling party chooses its candidate (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    With the ruling party's nomination, Claudia Sheinbaum is highly favored to become the Mexico's first female president.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Mexico on track for first woman president as second female frontrunner joins race (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Krupskaia Alís and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year’s election after the country’s leading parties both unveiled women candidates. Ruling party Morena said Wednesday that Claudia Sheinbaum will be its nominee for the 2024 general election…

  15. Latin Times

    Mexico's Ruling Party Picks Former Mexico City Mayor as Presidential Candidate (opens Latin Times)

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    Amid accusations of a tainted process by a fellow contender, Claudia Sheinbaum was declared winner of a national poll held by the incumbent Morena party.

  16. France 24

    Mexico likely to get first woman president in 2024 as top parties choose female candidates (opens France 24)

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    Mexico's ruling party on Wednesday named former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, ensuring that for the first time the two main rivals to lead the…

  17. The Week

    Mexico's next president will almost certainly be its 1st female president (opens The Week)

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    Mexico's two largest political blocs have nominated women as their 2024 presidential candidates

  18. Christian Science Monitor

    Historic first: Two women will be on Mexico's ballot for president (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    For the first time, Mexico will have two female candidates running for the presidency next June. Morena candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez have both said Mexico is ready to be led by a woman, but the path will not be easy.

  19. NPR

    Mexico is set to make history by electing its first female president (opens NPR)

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    Mexico is on course to make history by electing its first female head of state in next year's elections — likely shattering a glass ceiling in a notoriously patriarchal society.

  20. NBC News

    Mexico moves closer to electing 1st female president as Claudia Sheinbaum secures party support (opens NBC News)

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    The former Mexico City mayor is a close ally of the current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and as Morena’s candidate she will enjoy a distinct advantage in June.

  21. Fox News

    Mexico's presidential election takes historic turn after both major parties select female candidates (opens Fox News)

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    Voters in Mexico's presidential election will get to choose between two female candidates for the very first time in its history after the nominees were finalized Wednesday.

  22. Politico

    Mexico moves closer to electing first female president (opens Politico)

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    Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate.

  23. Quartz

    Mexico alone will have a woman leading every government branch (opens Quartz)

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    The country will have its first female president next year.

  24. The Columbian

    Mexico likely to get 1st female leader after 2 parties choose women (opens The Columbian)

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    MEXICO CITY — With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will for the first time have time two wome

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