she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
and herzegovina at stjames park, with the tournament just 11 days away. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from salford. the conservative party is promising to tackle what it calls the confusion over the legal definition of a person s sex, if it wins the general election. equalities minister kemi badenoch said her party wants to crack down on what she described as predatory men who claim to identify as female to gain access to women only spaces. with more details, here s our political correspondent ione wells. should only biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are biologically female, also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women s services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise
achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer of continuity with the governing party s social policies, which have pulled millions from poverty, have proved hugely popular with the electorate. this election has been historic for all the wrong reasons, too. it s been mexico s most violent campaign in living memory, with dozens of candidates murdered as they sought votes. in the city of zelaya, a mayoral candidate with ms sheinbaum s own party was gunned down in the street. her murder a sign of the task ahead for the president elect, one which her critics say she isn t up to. rather, they say, she ll be a puppet of her authoritarian mentor, president andres manuel lopez 0brador. speaking to the bbc during the campaign, she denied that accusation. of course, i am of the same movement with lopez 0brador. we fought togetherfor 20 years, or more than 20 years, to have the government that we have now and
and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer of continuity with the governing party s social policies, which have pulled millions from poverty, have proved hugely popular with the electorate. this election has been historic for all the wrong reasons, too. it s been mexico s most violent campaign in living memory, with dozens of candidates murdered as they sought votes. in the city of zelaya, a mayoral candidate with ms sheinbaum s own party was gunned down in the street. her murder a sign of the task ahead for the president elect, one which her critics say she isn t up to. rather, they say, she ll be a puppet of her authoritarian mentor, president andres manuel lopez 0brador. speaking to the bbc during the campaign, she denied that accusation. of course, i am of the same movement with lopez 0brador.
his murder was a sign of the huge security task facing ms sheinbaum. a staggering 11 women and girls are killed every day in mexico and her critics fear she isn t up to the task of tackling the problem. if sheinbaum wins, i think the militarisation will continue increasing, they will keep on having ever more so power. you know, both the military and the narco because they have been together for decades. for now, her supporters are celebrating having made history. but once the party ends, most voters want the president elect to prioritise drug cartel crime over all other issues in her in tray. claudia sheinbaum inherits a nation mired in violence. her challenge now will be to succeed where so many men before her have failed. will grant, bbc news, mexico city. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder and kidnap of a 17 year old girl in 1999.