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Mexico is poised to elect its first female president on Sunday, joining dozens of other countries that have been led by a woman at some point in their history, although there are still a number of nations that have never had a woman at the helm.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is set to face off against opposition politician Xóchitl Gálvez. Sheinbaum, who is running as a member of incumbent President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s left-wing Morena Party, is viewed as the frontrunner, according to The Associated Press.
But the race will be historic because, regardless of who wins, Mexico will elect its first ever female leader.
Newsweek has reached to the Sheinbaum and Gálvez campaigns for comment.
Recent years have seen dozens of women rise to leadership positions in their governments across the globe. Counties on every continent have had female leaders, some elected, while others have been appointed to their positions.
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