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Mexican opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez launches her presidential campaign at the Sergio Leon Chavez stadium in Irapuato, a city in the central State of Guanajuato, as the race heats up for the June 2 vote. IMAGES
Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez casts her vote during presidential election dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES
Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez arrives at polling station to cast her vote. Presidential election is dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES
Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots, officially registers as the presidential candidate for Mexico's opposition coalition. Galvez -- born to an Indigenous Otomi father and mixed-race mother -- will face Mexico City ex-mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a member of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE