Mexico Gets First Woman President | Claudia Sheinbaum Gets Well Over 50% Of The Vote | Morena Party

Mexico’s ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum has been projected to win the presidential elections, according to exit polls released Monday. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor, won around 58 percent of votes, according to an estimate by the Enkoll polling firm. The early result has her comfortably leading opposition rival Xochitl Galvez, who had 29 per cent. The first official results are expected between 10 and 11 p.m. (0400 and 0500 GMT/UTC). The voting was overshadowed after two people were killed in violence at polling centres on Sunday amid a campaign that has already seen 38 candidates murdered, including a local candidate who was fatally shot on Saturday night. The deadly incidents have raised concerns about the threat of warring drug cartels to democracy. Voting was brought to a halt at one polling centre after a person was killed in a shooting in Comeyoapan, a town in the state of Puebla, according to the state electoral authority. #mexico #clau