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A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations

Mexico has a new president. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 61, is the firstwoman to win a presidential election in the 200 years since the country’s independence.

It was a historic election day in many ways. With a turnout close to 61%, the successor of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador achieved between 58.6% and 60.7% of the vote, according to the quick count, a mathematical extrapolation based on voting records collected throughout the country that usually yields accurate results. The percentage obtained by Sheinbaum exceeds the 53% achieved by Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2018, quite an achievement for a candidate with less political charisma.

Many questioned whether a sexist country like Mexico was ready to have a female president. The results at the ballot box proved that it is.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 months ago (7 children)

mexico getting a female president before the US seems on brand for the US.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lots of countries had female heads of state. Here are some Muslim* ones.

*Mauritius and Singapore aren't Muslim countries but have a significant Muslim minority.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I have faith in the American voter to put up an all woman P/VP ticket in the form of MTG / Lauren Boebert.

In a highly contested election, they'll squeak by with a margin of 246 votes in a country run by a sheriff known for smoothering inmates in their sleep, after a federal court rules anyone with a Latino surname is ineligible to cast a ballot. While they technically came out ahead by ten million popular votes, Democrats will conclude that running against the electoral college is a losing issue and will spend the next two years campaigning as the Party That Wants To Protect The Rights of Police to Opt Out of AI Surveillance.

The Dems will run a candidate four years later consisting of a cybernetic hivemind of tech CEOs living in a big vat in a walled compound in New Zealand, on the banner "We're Not As Out of Touch as We Look", and will win by a margin of 42.8 votes, after successfully convincing a federal court that the 3/5ths compromise applies to LLCs, LLMs, and LARPs. This hivemind will begin the Mass Liquidation Project, intended to eliminate surplus flesh in the national economy. Any political opposition will be categorized as "anti-democratic" and require the speaker to register as "row 1 liquidation candidates" for the crime of invoking restless spirits of the Unspeakable Cheeto.

Trump will have died of sixteen different medical complications while serving out his second term. But after Elon Musk successfully incorporates his consciousness into the Truth Social app, simulated approximations of Trump posts will continue to appear in all American social media sites until the Great National Blackout of 2053. No records exist following this period, as Americans will have forgotten how to write and read.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I should finish reading infinite jest

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My favourite part is when elon uploads trump's mind to the net but since his technology is shit the instance of trump is in permanent excruciating pain forever

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Since its Elon, its just a javascript that says "Hello I am Donald Trump 🤣🤣♥️🖤🚀🚘 Elon Musk is my friend" and "Pussy In Bio ♥️ 🍆 💦 🍑Please Invest in Bitcoin 🪙 🪙 🪙" when you try to interact with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes I like to go outside and sit in some grass or under an awning... then close my eyes and just listen to nature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It's therapeutic.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not shitting in the US , just some other interesting facts.. gay marriage was legalized in mexico first, also abortion rights are stronger in mexico , and weed legalization (federal). I'm a mexican living in the US and like it her (My career it's in semiconductors and this industry is barely taking off in México). I find it very interesting they are leading in some of these topics/initiatives, despite being a super religious country.

Most of my family wonder why I came here where I could have similar or better life there. There are two sides of Mexico..1) mainly poor and marginalized that come here(with some exeptions like me). And 2) there is a sector of the polloularion that is very well off economically, with standards of living at par with the US and get no benefit coming here.

Just a semi informed comment since i'm not an economist or politician.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Don't mind me, just another day watching Americans thinking that the poorer country to their south couldn't possibly be more generally progressive than them ☕☕☕

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Mexico also banned slavery before the US did. That's why Texas split from Mexico, became its own country, then asked the US for help, which the US granted. As their way of saying thanks, Texas applied for Statehood. Then when we started thinking that maybe owning people was wrong, Texas was all "Now, wait a minute! The whole reason we started hanging out with you guys in the first place was because you said owning people was cool!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Everything is about US. That's why we are called US!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Can't be a lemme comment thread without someone completely unnecessarily shitting on the US. 👍

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are continuing the tradition from Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Gotta get those cool, Lemmy up votes. You can trade in your up votes for prizes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

My country elected a female president two years after I was born.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

we could have had one if people stopped being so misogynistic in 2016

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Or if she had put more effort into campaigning, instead of being dismissive of her opponent.