Mexico’s historic election: What you need to know about the record-breaking presidential election

Published June 1, 2024 4:00am ET

Against a backdrop of increasing violence, a historic number of voters are expected to cast their ballots in Mexico‘s Sunday elections.

Claudia Sheinbaum leads Xochitl Galvez as the favored candidate in the polls as the country is on course to elect Mexico’s first female president.

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