Sunday, July 1, 2018

Mexican Voters Go To The Polls Today To Elect A New Government



CNN: Mexican voters to pick president and more than 3,000 other officials

(CNN)Mexican voters are heading to the polls Sunday in a historic election that could potentially reshape the country.

Voters will choose a new president and more than 3,000 other posts, including a new Congress, several governorships and municipal seats.

President Enrique Peña Nieto cannot run for re-election because presidents are limited to one six-year term.

Some 89 million people are eligible to vote in Sunday's elections but millennial and the so-called Generation Z are expected to play a key role in defining the country's future.

Younger voters grew up surrounded by rampant corruption and drug violence. They represent nearly half of all the eligible voters and nearly 13 million of them would be voting for the first time, electoral officials said.

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More News On Today's Elections In Mexico

Mexico election: Polls open after campaign marred by violence -- BBC
Voting begins in Mexico's presidential election, leftist favored -- Reuters
Mexico elections center on disgust with corruption, violence -- AP
Anti-Trump populist poised to clinch Mexican presidency -- Politico
Mexico Heads to Polls With Leftist on Brink of Historic Victory -- Bloomberg
Mexico Heads to Polls With Leftist on Brink of Historic Victory -- Bloomberg
Mexican presidential elections could deteriorate foreign relations with US -- FOX News
Mexico's López Obrador wants to take his country toward a future that looks a lot like its grim past -- Los Angeles Times

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