Based on preliminary findings, Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to become the first female president of Mexico.
Former energy scientist Ms. Sheinbaum has pledged continuity, stating that she will carry on Mr. López Obrador’s “advances” and expand on the welfare initiatives that have helped the departing president gain enormous popularity. “I will be the first female president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum grinned as she spoke at a downtown hotel just after election officials…