On Sunday, Mexico’s two states—including the most populous—will elect new governors after nearly a century of one-party rule.
The State of Mexico, which encompasses urban sprawl, rural ranches, astounding inequality, crime, and corruption, encircles Mexico City on three sides.
Mexico’s Election Showdown
It has served as the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s beating center for many years.
But in a contest that will be keenly monitored as a preview of the 2024 presidential election, its supporters may be prepared to ultimately dethrone the PRI in favor of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party.
Delfina Gómez, a teacher running for the Morena position for a second time, had a sizable lead against Alejandra del Moral in recent polls.
A disgruntled electorate seeking change has made it difficult for the former mayor running for the PRI to gain support.
Not only is Del Moral the PRI’s best hope. She is the leader of an odd alliance made up of the National Action Party, a conservative party, and the Party of the Democratic Revolution, a leftist party.
Its single shared goal is to deny López Obrador’s party control of the largest state in Mexico.
In recent polls, Gómez, a teacher running for the position for a second time, had a sizable advantage against del Moral.
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Electorate Demands Change as State of Mexico Elects First Female Governor
An angry electorate seeking change found it difficult to support the former mayor running for office on the PRI.
The state’s first female governor, Gómez, congratulated del Moral on Sunday night for giving up so promptly.
She stated on Twitter that “respect for democracy is a fundamental condition for establishing the State of Mexico for the good of all.”
The State of Mexico, which encompasses urban sprawl, rural ranches, astounding inequality, crime, and corruption, encircles Mexico City on three sides.
It has served as the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s beating center for many years.
But in a contest that was closely followed as a foreshadowing of the 2024 presidential election, voters were set to finally reject the PRI in favor of López Obrador’s Morena party.
Immediately after the polls closed on a generally uneventful and calm election day, both candidates declared victory.
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