ms sheinbaum is an environmental scientist turned politician. she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. as president, she says she ll priotise welfare programs, improve the lives of women and tackle security. 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. after a historic night, today has been more prosaic for claudia sheinbaum and her team. no doubt they got some sleep after a gruelling election campaign and a tiring night. but during the day, she put out that she had been receiving messages of congratulations from the length and breadth of the continent, from the president of chile to president biden in washington. not necessarily political allies too, like president bukele in el salvador. she hopes for a super majority in congress, two thirds of the seats, which
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
in later on tuesday. the indian election commission says a record 6a2 million people voted. exit polls have predicted a victory for prime minister narendra modi s bjp party, ensuring a third consecutive term for mr modi. cruising into this election, prime minister narendra modi. shouting. fuelled by adulation and a hindu centric ideology. his main opponent, rahul gandhi heir of a political dynasty, leader of indian national congress. before the elections kicked off, their bank accounts were frozen by the government. this is not freezing of the congress party s bank accounts. this is the freezing of indian democracy. congress built a coalition with dozens of other political parties to counter mr modi. they say the prime minister used intimidation to prevent a fair campaign. politicians were raided, chief ministers jailed. initially, the modi campaign was all about promoting his accomplishments, but quickly turned to islamophobic messaging. here, mr modi telling supporters,
but hamas has said it won t free more hostages without a guarantee the war will end. tonight, israel learned that four more captives were confirmed to have died chaim peri, yoram metzger, amiram cooper and british israeli nadav popplewell. after almost eight months of war, much of northern gaza lies in ruins, but israel s prime minister is struggling to end the war because he hasn t achieved his war goals. he hasn t brought back all the hostages, he hasn t destroyed hamas. the us president says hamas is no longer capable of carrying out the kind of attack it did on the 7th of october, but israelis living here by the gaza border say they still don t feel safe. this is the last time yarin saw her neighbourhood. trapped in her home in sderot by the gaza border, as hamas gunman ran through the streets.
won t free more hostages without a guarantee the war will end. tonight, israel learned that four more captives were confirmed to have died chaim peri, yoram metzger, amiram cooper and british israeli nadav popplewell. after almost eight months of war, much of northern gaza lies in ruins, but israel s prime minister is struggling to end the war because he hasn t achieved his war goals. he hasn t brought back all the hostages, he hasn t destroyed hamas. the us president says hamas is no longer capable of carrying out the kind of attack it did on the 7th of october, but israelis living here by the gaza border say they still don t feel safe. this is the last time yarin saw her neighbourhood. trapped in her home in sderot by the gaza border, as hamas gunmen ran through the streets. she and her three children fled