A reward flyer to find the alleged suspect in the feminicide of Marichuy is pictured covering a poster of leftist presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on May 16, 2024. – Feminists of different generations have mixed expectations about a sexist Mexico that will have a female president for the first time. With 56% of voting intentions, the official candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, will face center-right Xochitl Galvez with 34%, followed by Jorge Alvarez Maynez, of the minority Movimiento Ciudadano, with 10%, according to a consolidation of polls by the firm Oraculus.
Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY — Mexico appears almost certain to elect its first woman president on June 2 — a prospect that divides opinion among women’s rights activists in a country with a long history of macho culture. Front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling party and her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez have both invoked cracking the glass ceiling in their bids to lead the Latin American nation. According to an average of polls compiled by the firm Oraculus, Sheinbaum is leading the presidential race with 56 percent of voter support, while Galvez follows with 34 percent.
READ: In ‘macho’ Mexico, stage set for first female president The only man running, Jorge Alvarez Maynez of the Citizens’ Movement party, has just 10 percent. While Mexican women enjoy growing success in politics and business, life remains bleak for many in a country where around 10 women are murdered .
