In a historic landslide victory, Claudia Sheinbaum, of Jewish origin, has been elected as the first woman president of Mexico.

Preliminary figures from the country’s official electoral body indicate that Sheinbaum, 61, received approximately 60% of the votes in Sunday’s election.

Prior to her run for presidency, she served as the first female mayor of Mexico City. A founder of Morena, the left-wing party of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum has been a significant figure in Mexican politics.

Under Mexico’s constitution, a president cannot be re-elected for a second term, and the presidency is limited to six years. Sheinbaum is set to officially assume her role on October 1, marking a new chapter in Mexico’s political history. (ILKHA)