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Jewish scientist set to become mayor of Mexico City

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Published: 2 July 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

WITH A 2O-POINT lead in the polls ahead of Sunday’s vote, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo looks poised to become the mayor of Mexico City in a race in which five of the seven candidates are women.

“Just because I might look like a skinny scientist doesn’t mean I’m not going to crack down on crime here. I will,” the 55-year-old recently told the crowd at a rally in the capital.

Sheinbaum Pardo is a respected scientist and engineer who spent four years as a PhD student in California. Up until three years ago she worked as an environmental engineer at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

FULL STORY Jewish scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo set to become mayor of Mexico City (Times of Israel)

Photo: Sheinbaum with supporters (Twitter)
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