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LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

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July 19, 2023

How Much Is Gálvez Shaking Up Mexico’s Presidential Race?

Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz announced her candidacy for Mexico’s presidency on June 27. Since entering the race, her support has surged. // File Photo: Mexican Government.

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Arantza Alonso, senior analyst at Verisk Maplecroft: “Xóchitl Gálvez is a businessperson, a senator for the PAN, former mayor of Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo district and now an inconvenient ‘guest’ in the presidential race. Gálvez is one of the public’s favorite contenders to become the presidential candidate for the Va por México coalition–formed by the PAN, the almost-defunct left-wing PRD and the crumbling PRI. Gálvez’s Indigenous roots and unprivileged background make her stand out from her colleagues in the PAN, whose origins make it almost too easy for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to paint them as Mexico’s oppressing bourgeoisie. Gálvez has pierced AMLO’s divisive rhetoric by coming from one of Mexico’s many marginalized sectors yet standing with the business-oriented/foreign investor-friendly opposition. Her plainspoken style has helped her connect with voters, trend on social media and climb in the polls. Her professionalism has earned her…”

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