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Two very different candidates, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez, will compete in 2024 for the highest office in the nation

Voters in Mexico's presidential election will get to choose between two female candidates for the very first time in its history after the nominees were finalized Wednesday.

The country looks set to get its first female President, after Claudia Sheinbaum was chosen to be the ruling party's 2024 candidate.

Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year’s election after the country’s leading parties both unveiled women candidates.

Mexico for the first time will have two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency.

Ruling party Morena said Wednesday that Claudia Sheinbaum will be its nominee for the 2024 general election. She is set to take on Senator Xóchitl Gálvez, who was nominated by the opposition coalition on Sunday.

Mexico will have for the first time two women from its main political powers competing for the presidency.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s governing party on Wednesday chose Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City, as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, creating a watershed moment in

Mexico will for the first time have two women competing for the presidency: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez.

For the first time, Mexico will have two female candidates running for the presidency next June. Morena candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez have both said Mexico is ready to be led by a woman, but the path will not be easy.