The Mexican election of 2024, held on June 2nd, 2024, was won by Claudia Sheinbaum of the MORENA party. She is scheduled to assume the presidency on the 1st of October, as Mexico’s first woman president and Mexico’s first Jewish president.
And it wasn’t just a presidential election.
It was also an election for the entire Mexican Congress. All 128 seats in the Senado and all 500 seats in the Cámara de Diputados were at stake.
The mayorship of Mexico City was decided, as were 8 state governorships.
There were elections for state legislatures and local governments.
Across Mexico there were more than 20,000 official posts up for grabs on June 2nd, with 70,000 candidates competing for them.
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Article by Allan Wall, published June 8th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: 2024 Mexican Presidential Election, AMLO, Clara Brugada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, Mexican Congress, Mexico City, Xochitl Galvez