The call I'm going to make is: Yes, let's support Claudia Sheinbaum. I don't think anyone can bet on her failure, but we also have to defend our causes,” said former presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.
The former candidate of the PRI-PAN-PRD alliance, in an interview with the media outlet Latinus, clarified that a series of misunderstandings led her to declare herself the winner on June 2, explaining that presidents of her alliance assured her that she had won in states such as Mexico City, Veracruz, and Guanajuato.
She explained that the exit polls had seen a large number of "hidden votes," which she thought were in her favor, supported by victories such as in the nation's capital and key cities. She also expressed surprise at the result, as pre-election calculations indicated she could be defeated by Sheinbaum, but only by 9 points, not the 32 that resulted from the National Electoral Institute (INE) counts.
Xóchitl congratulated Sheinbaum
On the other hand, the former candidate announced that, in a personal capacity and because "we are in a democracy," she called the current virtual president, Claudia Sheinbuam, to congratulate her on her victory, which upset the leader of the National Action Party (PAN), Marko Cortés.
