On Sunday, Mexicans go to the polls with the outcome guaranteed to result in the country's first female leader.
Mexico is poised to elect its first female president on Sunday, joining dozens of other countries that have been led by a woman at some point in their history, although there are still a number of nations that have never had a woman at the helm.Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is set to face off against opposition politician Xóchitl Gálvez.
Throughout the 1960s, two other women, Indira Gandhi of India and Golda Meir of Israel, rose to leadership positions in their countries, and dozens of others would follow throughout the following decades.North Macedonia is the latest country to elect its first female leader, backing Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova in its last election. She was sworn into office in May.Some countries have elected women to more ceremonial leadership roles, though other positions may wield more power.
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