Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is leading the race to become the candidate of Mexico's ruling party, MORENA, for the 2024 presidential election, according to a poll. Sheinbaum has 34% support, followed by former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at 22%. MORENA, benefiting from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's popularity, is expected to win the 2024 election. The poll also showed that Ebrard was better known among respondents, while Sheinbaum was more popular among the ruling party's supporters. The winner will be announced on September 6.
Mexico's foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, and Mexico City's mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, have both resigned to focus on running for president in the June 2024 vote as candidates for the ruling leftist Morena party. Sheinbaum, of Jewish Bulgarian and Lithuanian descent, aims to become the first woman to lead Mexico. Other hopefuls for the Morena candidacy include Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez. The party is scheduled to choose its candidate through a national poll in late August and early September.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard have resigned from their roles to seek the nomination of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. MORENA has decided that potential candidates should step down from their current posts to create a more level playing field. The deadline to resign was set for this Friday. The party is considered the favourite in the upcoming presidential elections, set for June 2024.
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, is competing for the leftist ruling party nomination for next year's presidential elections. Ebrard is in a three-way race with other members of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's inner circle. Ebrard has responded with humorous TikTok videos aimed at connecting with voters. He describes himself as a nationalist and a progressive who promises to maintain López Obrador's signature social programs. Ebrard's achievements as the top diplomat for a president who prioritized all things domestic will be present in voters' minds.
