Editorial: El País

• Mexico has begun its electoral campaign which will culminate on June 2 with the largest elections in its history, where not only the presidency but also the renewal of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, eight governorships, the head of Mexico City and the vast majority of local congresses and municipal governments will be decided.
• At the head of the forecasts is Claudia Sheinbaum, leader of the leftist Morena and faithful follower of current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Her competitor, Xóchitl Gálvez, at the head of a coalition with a strong center-right bias that brings together PAN, PRI and PRD, seeks to overcome a disadvantage in the polls.
• The greatest danger for the electoral campaign comes from narcoviolence, which has killed dozens of politicians in recent months and is expected to worsen during the electoral contest.

Conclusion: The violence and extortion that persist in Mexico should move the candidates and their parties to seek a state pact, although this is against the current climate of political tension. The Mexican political future is marked by the imminent female presidency.

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