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- The official quick count from the INE has projected Claudia Sheinbaum as the winner of Sunday’s presidential election with between 58.3 and 60.7 percent of the vote. It put her nearest rival, Xochitl Galvez, who leads a coalition of largely conservative parties, on 26.6-28.8 percent.
- The official result will be announced on June 8.
- Sheinbaum’s projected victory marks a historic result for Mexico, giving the country its first female president.
- Addressing thousands of supporters who gathered to celebrate her victory, Sheinbaum promised freedom of the press and a continuation of the social programmes of her mentor and outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
- Sunday’s election was also historic for its sheer size: more than 20,700 seats were up for grabs – from the municipal to the federal level.
- INE also projected the ruling coalition was set for a supermajority in Congress.