Mexicans on the Verge of Electing First Female President

“Claudia Sheinbaum’s list of accolades is long: She has a Ph.D. and a shared Nobel Peace Prize and was the first woman elected to lead Mexico City, her nation’s capital and one of the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere,” the New York Times reports.

“Now she has another chance to make history. Ms. Sheinbaum, 61, is the clear front-runner in the Mexican election on Sunday, putting her in position to become the country’s first female president.”

“But she has an image problem, and she knows it.”

“Many Mexicans are wondering: Can she be her own leader? Or is she a pawn of the current president?”