Mexico's likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background
MEXICO CITY (AP) — By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president. She would also be its first leader with a Jewish background in a country that’s home to nearly 100 million Catholics.
On June 2, voters will choose a new president, 628 congressmen and thousands of local positions — Mexico’s largest election ever, according to the National Electoral Institute.
Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City and the governing party’s candidate, has kept a comfortable lead in all polls against opposition candidates Xóchitl Gálvez and Jorge Álvarez Máynez.
What role has religion played in the ongoing campaign that will elect the successor to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador? The answers are nuanced.
Does Sheinbaum identify herself as Jewish?
Related articles
Can yogurt reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes?
Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce2024-05-08Listen up: Northland to test tsunami sirens
The region has more than 200 outdoor tsunami sirens in coastal communities. Photo: 123RF / Rafael Be2024-05-08Hamas delegation leaves Gaza truce talks in Cairo without deal
By Yolande Knell, BBC News, JerusalemPalestinians carry some of their belongings as they flee Khan Y2024-05-08Former drug dealer given second chance as dealer of pre
By Tracy Neal, Open Justice reporter of2024-05-08I survived being 'internally decapitated' after a drunk driver plowed into me
A mother has revealed how she cheated death after being 'internally decapitated' by a drunk truck dr2024-05-08- She’s famously the most no-nonsense member of the Royal Family.So, true to form, Princess Anne insis2024-05-08
atest comment