FILE PHOTO: Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party, gives a thumb up after she voted in the general elections, in Mexico City, Mexico June 2, 2024.  REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
Mexico

Sheinbaum Wins Mexico Presidential Election

Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum won Mexico's presidential election, according to the INE electoral institute's rapid sample count released Sunday night.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum won Mexico's presidential election, according to the INE electoral institute's rapid sample count released Sunday night.

The electoral institute's so-called rapid count estimates the result of the election based on a sample that is representative of the vote across the country. It has a margin of error of +/-1.5%, INE says.

(Reporting by Mexico City newsroom; Editing by Stephen Eisenhammer)

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