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Claudia Sheinbaum, the first female president of Mexico (english.elpais.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, extremely educated people must not be using a word correctly because it would go against my worldview if they were, big think.

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

Wow, where did that come from? I said I feel that word is losing meaning, not that you used it incorrectly. Instead of discussing what neoliberalism is/isn't, I just posted a reference to her main ideals, which I thought would be more helpful. Not sure why you're responding with claws out.

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

She is one that is using it, the incoming president of Mexico, and you lead with "that word is losing all meaning."

I don't believe that being a literal authority figure makes her honest or even trustworthy, but can you see the problem with that being the first thing you bring up, at least without having specific criticisms of her usage in mind?

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

I understand she's the one using it, that doesn't change the fact that, in my opinion, it's not a good word for communication because different people been different things by it. For purposes of this discussion, I thought it would be better to avoid it. It's like "conservative;" by itself it's almost useless because people mean so many things by it.