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Voting begins in a Mexican presidential election dominated by two women -- a historic first for a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. IMAGES
Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador votes in a general election dominated by two women, a historic first in a country where gender-based violence and discrimination are rife. IMAGES
Mexicans start to vote in a 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, a former Mexico City mayor and a scientist by training, had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES
Large crowd attends a rally in the Mexican capital's iconic Zocalo square as former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum kicks off her presidential campaign as the race heats up for the June 2 vote. Sheinbaum, a close ally of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is representing the ruling Morena party and will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico. IMAGES
Supporters of former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gather at a rally in the Mexican capital's iconic Zocalo square to kick off her presidential campaign as the race heats up for the June 2 vote. Sheinbaum, a close ally of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is representing the ruling Morena party and will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico. IMAGES