Mexico’s president-elect extended an olive branch Monday to the more than one-third of Mexicans who did not vote for her, but the first woman to win the seat faces an uphill battle to reconcile a country deeply divided by outgoing President Anders. Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor, despite widespread discontent with continued cartel violence and disappointing economic performance.
Although the majority of people supported our project, our duty will always be to look out for every Mexican without distinction, the president-elect said in her victory speech after the long-delayed initial vote count gave her an overwhelming lead. victory, even higher than that obtained by Lpez Obrador in 2018.
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With 78 percent of the votes counted, Sheinbaum had about 59 percent of the vote, about twice as many as her closest competitor, Xchitl Glvez, who got around 28 percent.
Although there are many Mexicans who do not fully agree with our project, we must go in peace and harmony, Sheinbaum said.
But it will be four months before Sheinbaum can take office, and Lpez Obrador appeared determined on Monday to push through his highly divisive constitutional changes, many of which opponents fear will fatally weaken Mexican democracy, before he leaves office on September 30.
Moreno Lpez Obrador’s party, which he founded and in which he is personally far more popular than Sheinbaum, appeared to be on track to win the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution. Lpez Obrador has already outlined 20 constitutional changes he plans to introduce, including the elimination of independent oversight and regulatory agencies.
