Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history
Claudia Sheinbaum, a U.S.-educated scientist-turned-politician, was elected Sunday as Mexico's first female president, shattering gender barriers in a country known for a culture of machismo and high rates of violence against women.
"In 200 years of the Mexican republic, I have become the first woman president," she told supporters in her acceptance speech, describing her victory as a win for all women. "I did not arrive alone," she said. "We all arrived."
The leftist former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum, 62, will also become the first president of Jewish ancestry in the overwhelmingly Catholic country.
She will lead a prosperous but polarized nation that in recent years has been plagued by widespread gang violence. And she will be closely watched to see how she navigates the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel
