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Sheinbaum’s historic landslide  

Claudia Sheinbaum will replace Andrés Manuel López Obrador on 1 October. Credit: Reuters

Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City whose Jewish maternal grandparents immigrated from Bulgaria, fleeing the Nazis, will be Mexico's first female president. She enjoyed a historic landslide win, receiving between 58% and 60% of the vote, according to preliminary results. Ms Sheinbaum’s success is no surprise, in light of her consistent double-digit lead in the polls. However, "given the country’s deeply ingrained patriarchy and entrenched machismo, [her victory] is no small feat", writes our Mexico correspondent Will Grant. Ms Sheinbaum will succeed her mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, after promising continuity on an agenda of universal pensions, student grants and family stipends, which have been hugely popular across Mexico. Second-placed Xóchitl Gálvez had accused the president-elect and her predecessor of being populists failing to tackle the violence that grips large parts of the country. Ms Sheinbaum's clear-cut victory shows a majority of the electorate still stands behind its government. 

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• Dealing with neighbours: Claudia Sheinbaum, who worked in California as a researcher, will have to handle a sensitive relationship with the United States. Here's what's at stake. 

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• Landmark moment: It was a victory for all women, Ms Sheinbaum told supporters on Sunday. "I won't fail you." 

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• If you missed it: Read Will Grant's piece on the two women who battled to break Mexico's ultimate glass ceiling.

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