- Mexico has elected a woman president for the first time in its 200-year history.
- According to the provisional result of the Mexican election commission, Claudia Shienbaum has taken an unassailable lead over her nearest presidential rivals.
- Mexican President and mentor of Claudia Shienbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, congratulated Claudia on her victory.
- Elections were held on 2 June 2024 in Mexico to elect a new president and more than 20,000 political positions, including all seats in the lower house and the senate of the Mexican Parliament and regional and municipal offices.
- She will be sworn in as the President of Mexico on 1 October 2024.
Claudia Shienbaum
- 61-year-old Claudia Shienbaum is a climate activist and former mayor of Mexico City.
- She is a Jew who has been elected president in a country which is predominantly catholic Christians. She is the first Jew to become the president of Mexico.
- She is a staunch supporter of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a leftist leader and is considered the second most popular leader in the world after Narendra Modi.
- However, he was unable to contest the elections because the Mexican constitution allows a person to be president only once.