
Against a backdrop of increasing violence, a historic number of voters are expected to cast their ballots in Mexico‘s Sunday elections.
Claudia Sheinbaum leads Xochitl Galvez as the favored candidate in the polls as the country is on course to elect Mexico’s first female president.
Sheinbaum represents the left-leaning Morena Party, and Galvez represents the opposition alliance, led by the conservative National Action Party. This election marks a significant shift in a society long defined by its “macho” culture.
Here are four things to know about the historic contest:
Mexico’s record-breaking election
This election stands out as the largest in the nation’s history, with more than 20,000 congressional and local positions available, as reported by the National Electoral Institute.
On June 2, nearly 100 million constituents, including a record-breaking number of first-time participants, are expected t …