By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Claudia Sheinbaum has emerged victorious at the 2024 Mexican presidential election.
Sheinbaum made history as the first woman president after obtaining between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a statistical sample used to conduct the quick count.
The Guadalupe Taddei Zavala of Mexico‘s National Electoral Institute, Taddei Zavala announced the result on Monday morning.
Addressing supporters, Sheinbaum said, “For the first time in 200 years of our republic, I will become the first woman president…but as I’ve said in other occasions, I did not get here alone.”
Sheinbaum maintained that she will work to build a “diverse and democratic” Mexico.
Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a video released at the wee hours of Monday hailed Sheinbaum’s historic win.
He said, “I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum, who came out as the victor, with a wide margin. It will be the first female president of Mexico in 200 years,” he said.
“The president [Sheinbaum] possibly got the most votes in our country’s history,” he added.
The former mayor of Mexico City will serve one six-year term starting on Oct. 1.