Former mayor of the Mexican capital Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate from the ruling party retains an advantage of more than 20 percentage points more than its nearest competitor. for the June presidential election, a poll released this Monday showed.

Candidate of the presidential National Regeneration Movement (Morena) coalition Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorreceived 59% effective preferencesexcluding those who do not announce their vote.

Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old scientist and close ally of the current ruler for decades, has committed preserve his legacy if elected.

His main competitor Xochitl Galvezwhich is an alliance of opposition parties, will get 36% of the votessuggesting that Mexico will likely have a woman as president for the first time in its history.

Third in the race Jorge AlvarezThe 38-year-old former MP is running for the Progressive Citizens Movement Party, which is reaping the rewards 5% preference.

Survey sociologist Buendia and Marquez published in the newspaper Universal The study was conducted from February 15 to 21 among 1,000 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3.53% and a confidence level of 95%.

In addition, another study from Mitofsky was presented on Friday, which assessed effective electoral preference Sheinbaum at 61.1%Next come Galvez with 32.9% and Alvarez with 6%.

Campaigning officially begins Friday for the June 2 elections, which will also elect members of the bicameral Congress and thousands of other local government officials.

Reuters