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
minister modi s party and its allies. some of the post poll projections show they might get a two thirds majority which will be more than in 2019. and the markets are hoping that economic friendly policies of the modi government and market friendly reforms will continue in india which is right now the fastest growing major economy in the world. just on friday, india released its full year, full financial year fy 2a gdp numbers and reported a vast 8% growth vast 8% growth. prime minister modi s party has taken credit for taking india on that path and markets are sharing the likelihood that the government will come back. multiple projections are still projections of the end of the day and in the past they ve also gone wrong so today, and am on words when that counting seat by seat in the selection starts, we ll get a fair sense of where things stand and the market reaction in the days to come will also depend on whether the majority comes to the ruling alliance led by per mr
to business today. i m steve lai. let s begin in india where its 7 week long elections are reaching their culmination today as the votes get counted. over 640 million people exercised their right to vote in the world s largest democracy where the incumbent prime minister mr narendra modi has sought a third term, and post poll projections show he mayjust get that. financial markets, on their part, are already taking a cue. archana shukla has the details. tell us more about how markets have reacted and what s expected today.- have reacted and what s expected today. i m standing riaht expected today. i m standing right outside expected today. i m standing right outside the expected today. i m standing right outside the bombay i expected today. i m standing l right outside the bombay stock exchange and we saw the exchanges hit lifetime highs yesterday and monday, driven largely by post poll projections that predict a third term and eight comfortable majority for prime
let s begin in india where its 7 week long elections are reaching their culmination today as the votes get counted. over 640 million people exercised their right to vote in the world s largest democracy where the incumbent prime minister mr narendra modi has sought a third term, and post poll projections show he mayjust get that. financial markets, on their part, are already taking a cue. archana shukla has the details. tell us more about how markets have reacted and what s expected today.- have reacted and what s expected today. i m standing riaht expected today. i m standing right outside expected today. i m standing right outside the expected today. i m standing right outside the bombay - expected today. i m standing l right outside the bombay stock exchange and we saw the exchanges hit lifetime highs yesterday and monday, driven largely by post poll projections that predict a third term and eight comfortable majority for prime