The U.S. tried and failed, and now Mexico is getting there first.
In an historic election on Sunday, Mexican voters are expected to elect a woman − most likely a woman of Jewish ancestry − to lead the country, beating its neighboring ally and sometimes competitor, the United States, to that distinction.
Claudia Sheinbaum is favored to win and become the next negotiator-in-chief with the U.S. on issues from cross-border trade to immigration and drug and fentanyl trafficking, with consequences that inevitably spill into American households.
Here's what to know about election day in Mexico, and the woman likely to win.It's a three-way presidential race with a clear front-runner: Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist, engineer and former mayor of Mexico City who shares the populist ideology of her political mentor, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
It's a three-way presidential race with a clear front-runner: Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist, engineer and former mayor of Mexico City who shares the populist ideology of her political mentor, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.