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Why Mexico’s largest-ever election matters
The results will determine the political environment in which Mexico’s next president operates
|MEXICO CITY
On June 2nd almost 100m Mexicans will be eligible to cast a vote to elect the country’s next president. Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party is likely to win comfortably. She holds a lead of 25 points in the opinion polls.
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