# Mexico to choose between two women in presidential election amid violence and polarization

- Link: https://weltzin.me/mexico-to-choose-between-two-women-in-presidential-election-amid-violence-and-polarization/
- Published: 2024-05-30T11:42:39-06:00
- Author: JT

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> The battle lines are drawn: the ruling Morena Party already holds the governorships
> of 23 of the country’s 32 states, and is going for them all. It already has a 
> simple majority in both houses of Congress, and wants a two-thirds majority so
> it can amend the Constitution at will.

Source: _[Mexico to choose between two women in presidential election amid violence and polarization](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/mexico-to-choose-between-two-women-in-presidential-election-amid-violence-and-polarization)_