Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, is in line to become Mexico’s dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate in the June 2024 election. If elected, Sheinbaum, who is Jewish, would be the country’s first female president.

Sheinbaum is a close ally of the popular López Obrador, the country’s current president, who is barred by Mexico’s constitution from running for a second six-year term. As the Morena party’s candidate, she will enjoy a distinct advantage in June.