{"id":24157,"date":"2024-04-11T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/mexicos-2024-general-election-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:04:13","slug":"mexicos-2024-general-election-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/mexicos-2024-general-election-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico\u2019s 2024 General Election: What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/11\/multimedia\/11mexico-election-explainer-promo-wgpl\/11mexico-election-explainer-promo-wgpl-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mexico\u2019s 2024 General Election: What to Know\" title=\"Mexico\u2019s 2024 General Election: What to Know\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-544caec2\">Why does this election matter?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mexico\u2019s vote on June 2 will be a landmark election in several ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It will be the country\u2019s largest election in terms of voters and seats. Nearly 99 million people are expected to cast a ballot for more than 20,000 local, state and congressional posts as well as for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And for the first time in the country\u2019s history, Mexico will elect a female president, as the top two candidates running for the office are women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador cannot run again under the constitution, and he has strongly backed his prot\u00e9g\u00e9e and fellow Morena party member, Claudia Sheinbaum, who pledges to continue the current leader\u2019s agenda. Her primary opponent is X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez, a strong critic of the L\u00f3pez Obrador administration who vows to return checks and balances to government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The winner will be responsible for nominating a new Supreme Court judge. If Ms. Sheinbaum is elected, she is expected to nominate an ally of her Morena party, which could shift the court\u2019s balance at a time when it has stood as a counterweight to the L\u00f3pez Obrador administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-b0bcfb4\">Who are the candidates?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The top two candidates are Ms. Sheinbaum, a physicist and former mayor of Mexico City, and Ms. G\u00e1lvez, a former senator and outspoken tech entrepreneur who has often adhered to progressive politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Several factors favor Ms. Sheinbaum and her Morena party; above all, perhaps, is Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s high approval rating. Ms. Sheinbaum has pledged to continue Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s agenda, in large part by consolidating some of his major infrastructure projects, carrying out his austerity measures and preserving his social welfare programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Millions of Mexicans have benefited from direct cash transfers and fuel and electricity subsidies under Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s administration. But he has also sought to undermine watchdog and electoral institutions and given the military an outsize role in politics and the economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By contrast, Ms. G\u00e1lvez has pledged a coalition government with a plurality of voices that defends democratic checks and balances. She also proposes to demilitarize the country gradually, withdraw the armed forces from civilian duties and redirect them to fight organized crime, reflecting her argument that the government hasn\u2019t done enough to quell the high levels of cartel violence afflicting Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, many voters see the parties that represent Ms. G\u00e1lvez as responsible for the legacy of corruption that Mexico has struggled to shake off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-60ea1bab\">What are the main issues?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Voters see rising cartel violence as a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/elecciones-mexicanas\/2024-03-07\/la-inseguridad-se-perfila-como-la-gran-batalla-electoral-entre-el-oficialismo-y-la-oposicion-en-mexico.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">top election issue<\/a>. With a few exceptions, the current government has struggled to control the killings, disappearances and acts of extortion ravaging the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The violence has not spared this year\u2019s election. Dozens of mayoral hopefuls and local officials <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/laboratorioelectoral.mx\/leerdocumento\/Violencia_electoral_proceso_2023_2024_Segundo_reporte_PRELIMINAR\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">have been killed<\/a>, and more are targeted every month in what analysts say is an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/elecciones-mexico-2024\/2024\/04\/03\/proceso-electoral-de-2024-ya-supera-en-asesinatos-y-violencia-al-de-2018\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">even bloodier election season than that of 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Corruption is another major issue for voters. For years, corruption levels in Mexico <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tm.org.mx\/corrupcion-seguira-siendo-reto-para-el-proximo-gobierno-transparencia-mexicana\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">have stayed flat<\/a>, despite the current administration\u2019s promise to end the problem. Public institutions continue to operate without transparency. Federal and state governments have reduced the autonomy of key anticorruption agencies and constrained their budgets and staffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There is also a migration crisis. Even as Mexico has increased enforcement and detained more migrants than it has in at least two decades, high numbers of people continue to pass through its southern border to try to reach the United States.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-17709ef8\">Who is expected to win?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So far, Ms. Sheinbaum has dominated the presidential race, with a lead <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/oraculus.mx\/presidente2024\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">between 24<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"http:\/\/cede.org.mx\/web2016\/observatorio-electoral-2024\/presidente\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">27 percentage points<\/a> over Ms. G\u00e1lvez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/11\/world\/americas\/mexico-2024-general-election.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does this election matter? 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