MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexicans will likely choose the first female president in the country’s history Sunday between a former academic who promises to further the current leader’s populist policies and an ex-senator and tech entrepreneur who pledges to up the fight against deadly drug cartels.
The persistent cartel violence, along with Mexico's middling economic performance, are the main issues on voters' minds. “Having a woman president, for me as a Mexican woman, it’s going to be like before when for the simple fact that you say you are a woman you’re limited to certain professions. Not anymore.”
Julio García, a Mexico City office worker, said he was voting for the opposition in Mexico City's central San Rafael neighborhood. “They've robbed me twice at gunpoint. You have to change direction, change leadership,” the 34-year-old said. “Continuing the same way is going to lead us straight to Venezuela.