LIVE: Mexicans vote for new president, congress, and governors
Follow GSW's live coverage of Mexico's Election 2024, the country's largest-ever election, choosing a new president, all 628 members of the legislature, nine governors, and more than 19,000 local officials.
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0200 GMT: The IEC's preliminary election results shows Morena Party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum in an early lead as voter count continues across the nation.
0128 GMT: President of the IEC announces that publication of the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP) will begin at 8:00 p.m. local time with the Recording and Computing Minutes of each of the polling stations.
0125 GMT: Morena Party president Mario Delgado declares candidate Claudia Sheinbaum as winner of the winner election.
0115 GMT: Opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez addresses supporters after polls closed.
0052 GMT: Voter count is underway in some polling stations.
0025 GMT: Moments after polls officially closed, of the the national leaders of Morena and PAN declared themselves winners in Yucatán.
The national leaders of the National Action Party (PAN), Marko Cortes, and Morena, Mario Delgado, declared themselves winners in Yucatán, minutes after the polls had closed in some parts.
Based on exit polls and without having closed all the boxes, Mario Delgado assured that Morena won the 9 governorships at stake, including Yucatán.
0000 GMT: Polls officially closes across the country as many wait in line to cast their votes. The IEC annouced that those already in line before closing time will be allowed to cast their votes.
2333 GMT: The Attorney General's Office of the State of Oaxaca has initiated 11 investigation files related to the June 2 election day. The files were initiated in various regions, including cases for threats, injuries and purchase and coercion of votes.
2320 GMT: Less than an hour to go before polls are officially closed. Several voters at various polling stations yet to cast votes.
2305 GMT: Polling area in Oaxaca de Juárez remains closed for the installation of boxes.
2304 GMT: Hooded and armed men destroy a polling station in San Juan del Río, Querétaro. No injuries recorded.
2243 GMT: Reports of a fire at a polling station located in San Antonio, Cuautitlán Izcalli, with one person detained.
2222 GMT: Election observers in Veracruz confirm alleged intimidation of voters and delays in installation of boxes.
The Uruguayan, Sebastian Hagobian, Chief of Observers of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) in Veracruz, confirmed that they have had complaints about the alleged abuse of police authorities "Allegedly intimidating" Citizens, in municipalities such as: Acayucan, Santiago Tuxtla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Boca del Río, Tihuatlán, Coatzintla, Poza Rica, Orizaba, Córdoba, Tezonapa, Omealca, Ciudad Mendoza and Hueyapan de Ocampo. The group of 20 observers assigned to Veracruz stated that there were delays of up to three hours for the installation of various boxes.
2206 GMT: 6 people arrested for intimidating voters in the La Preciosa neighbourhood.
2205 GMT: Polls are expected to close at 18:00 local time, however, voters already in line before closing time will be allowed to vote.
2200 GMT: 8 hours after polls opened, voters continue to come out to cast their votes amid hot weather conditions.
2138 GMT: Complaints of illegal influence in box 131 of Berriozábal, Chiapas as unknown individuals try to bribe voters.
2128 GMT: One man is shot and another wounded while voting in San Fernando and Pichucalco, Chiapas.
In two different actions, two people were injured during the election day on Sunday, June 2 in Chiapas. One of the actions was carried out in the municipality of San Fernando, where armed individuals arrived inside a municipal market where a booth was installed.
It was in this place that a man identified as Daniel “N” was intimidated and deprived of his liberty and then was abandoned in another place with injuries to his body, according to the Chiapas Attorney General's Office.
For his part, in the municipality of Pichucalco, the director of the Municipal Police reported that in the Napana neighbourhood, a person was injured by a gunshot. People from the Investigative Police of the state prosecutor's office went to the site. In this case, the victim was identified as Luis Felipe “N”, 25 years old.
2113 GMT: The president of the local board of the IEC, Edgar Humberto Arias Alba, confirmed the death of a party representative in one of the polling stations in the municipality of Eloxochitlán.
2111 GMT: Moments as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was accompanied by his wife Beatriz Gutierrez to cast his vote at a polling station in Mexico City.
2110 GMT: Three ballot boxes could not be installed in Colima due to the wave of insecurity in the area.
2037 GMT: Acts of violence have been reported in Querétaro, Guanajuato and Puebla.
Since the early hours of the morning, the citizens of Guanajuato, Querétaro and Puebla have experienced episodes of violence that have generated concern among voters and local authorities. At 12:00 p.m. local time, several incidents were confirmed that highlight the persistent insecurity in some regions of the country.
2036 GMT: The State Security Board of the State of Sonora, reports that alleged detonations in the place were false.
The security authorities detained people with alleged weapons, in the Habitat Centre of the Real de Minas neighbourhood, which turned out to be toys.
2016 GMT: High influx of people in the special box located in the periplaza on the ecological peripheral south of the City of Puebla.
2015 GMT: The Independent Electoral Commission reports that 81.89% of the polling stations have been installed.
2011 GMT: Municipal police arrested a man who attempted to remove the president of a polling station for alleged vote-buying
The authorities reached basic and contiguous box 2069 1 of the federal and local District 04, located on Acapulco Street, between Ayuntamiento and San Diego streets, at the request of an official from the National Electoral Institute (INE) who requested the withdrawal of the citizen.
Supposedly the representatives of the PRI and the PAN denounced the purchase of a citizen's votes and the polling station president questioned the accused, who became upset and shouted that someone else be appointed as polling station president.
Activities returned to normal after the withdrawal of the patrols.
1938 GMT: The three presidential candidates cast their votes in the early hours at their respective polling stations in Mexico City.
Claudia Sheinbaum
The presidential candidate of the "Let's Keep Making History" coalition went to vote accompanied by her husband Jesús María Tarriba, at the polling station in section 3960, in Tlalpan. Sheinbaum told the media that this vote would be a "historic day." She cast her vote after standing in line and waiting for just over an hour.
Xóchitl Gálvez
The opposition presidential candidate, accompanied by her children Diana Gálvez and Juan Pablo Gálvez, pointed out that these elections were the most violent in the history of Mexico which has witnessed more than 25 candidates being murdered. After voting, Xóchitl Gálvez called on citizens to go out without fear to vote and said that there was an opportunity to keep democracy alive.
Jorge Álvarez Máynez
The presidential candidate for the Citizen Movement, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, went to vote, accompanied by his son, at the polling station in section 4533, in the Condesa neighbourhood. After casting his vote, Máynez showed the indelible ink on his finger shortly before 9:30 in the morning.
1845 GMT: Mexicans outside the Mexican Embassy in Madrid protest against outgoing president Manuel Lopez Obrador.
1840 GMT: Shooting breaks out in Coyomeapan, Puebla.
In Santa María Coyomeapan, Puebla, a group of people carried out detonations in a booth. As a result, two people were injured, one of them died. Humberto Arias, executive member of the INE, pointed out that despite the violent events, the polls continue to function.
1838 GMT: Cases of vans with hooded people have been reported in Huejutla with some reported to have been spotted while the PAN candidate, Micaela Torres, was voting and also in nearby neighbourhoods.
1700 GMT: More candidates continue to cast their votes across various polling stations in the country as voting continues.
1530 GMT: Presidential candidate of the Citizen Movement, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, cast his with his wife and children at a poll in the Cuauhtémoc Mayor's Office.
1511 GMT: Opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez is accompanied by her children to cast her vote.
1509 GMT: The gubernatorial candidate for Puebla, Alejandro Armenta, cast his vote.
1500 GMT: Claudia Sheimbaum arrives to vote at poll 3960 installed in San Andrés Totoltepec, Tlalpan.
1445 GMT: There are some delays to the opening of polls at some stations as IEC officials continue working to set up polling booths. Voters are anxiously waiting in long lines to cast their ballots.
1431 GMT: Queues have been spotted in New York City where Mexicans are voting at the Mexican Consulate.
1430 GMT: Outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has cast his ballot with his wife.
1420 GMT: Security has been heightened at several polling stations and the presidential security details have secured the station where the president is expected to vote. More than 4,000 police personnel have already been deployed to ensure peace at the stations.
1416 GMT: Election observer teams from various civil society organisations have been deployed to observe the voter processes across the country. They also call for calm and respect for the electoral process.
1415 GMT: Polls open a few minutes late in some provinces. Many government and political party officials vote early at some stations.
1412 GMT: There are fears that the ballots would not be sufficient hence early queues by voters to cast their ballot, some voters tell the media. Officials of the election commission call for patience.
1406 GMT: The only male presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez plays football with his son as he walks to cast his ballot.
1400 GMT: 170,000 polling stations open in Mexico and Mexican consulates and embassies around the world for the nearly 100 million registered voters to elect a new president, congress and governors.
A flag-raising ceremony is held at the IEC headquarters in Mexico City ahead of the opening of polls.
Polls open in Puebla
1200 GMT: Voters in Mexico and at embassies outside the country form long queues hours ahead of the opening of polls to cast their ballots.
Veracruz residents join long lines patiently anticipating the opening of polls.
Polls open at 8:00 a.m. local time (1400 GMT) and closes at 6:00 p.m. local time (0000 GMT on Monday).
ELECTIONS BACKGROUND
Mexico is almost certain to see the country's first female president elected as both the leading candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, and her main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, are far ahead in the polls beating the late entrant male candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynez.
The June 2, 2024 polls supervised by the National Electoral Institute (INE) open at 8:00 a.m. local time (1400 GMT) for nearly 100 million registered voters and closes at 6:00 p.m. local time (0000 GMT on Monday).
There are more than 20,000 positions to fill and an estimated 70,000 candidates are vying for those offices, including 128 senate seats and 500 deputy seats; the mayorship of Mexico City; and governor’s offices in Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatán.
So far, 37 local candidates have been murdered during campaigns across the country with hundreds under police protection.
Electoral System
The president is elected by plurality voting in a single round; there is no provision for a second run-off round in the country with a population of 131 million.
300 deputies are elected in single-member constituencies by plurality vote, and the remaining 200 are elected by proportional representation in five multi-member districts, with seats divided according to Hamilton's method. No party is permitted to hold more than 300 seats.
The Senate is elected in two ways: 96 in 32 three-seat constituencies corresponding to the nation's states, and the remaining 32 in a single national constituency using proportional representation. In the three-seat constituencies, two seats are assigned to the party with the highest number of votes, and one seat to the party with the second-highest number of votes.
Candidates
The frontrunner, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a 61-year-old former environmental scientist and Mexico City mayor from 2018 to 2023. She is vying as the candidate for the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) coalition and has the backing of the outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Her main opposition rival is 61-year-old Xóchitl Gálvez, a successful tech entrepreneur and former senator supported by an alliance of opposition parties called the Strength and Heart for Mexico coalition.
The only man in the race is 38-year-old Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the Movimiento Ciudadano (Citizens’ Movement) party candidate. The late entrant in the race shot to international attention in May when a stage collapsed at his campaign event in the northeastern city of San Pedro Garza García, killing nine people and leaving at least 121 people injured.
The candidates seek to replace outgoing president López Obrador, who has been in power since 2018 and cannot run for the top office again as under Mexico's constitution presidents are limited to a single six-year term.
Results Declaration
The first official preliminary results are expected around 10 pm local time after the polls close. The new president is set to begin a six-year term on October 1, 2024.
