'Huge change': Mexico expected to elect first woman president

Ruling-party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition hopeful Xochitl Galvez, both 61, have dominated the presidential race in the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country, home to 129 million people.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (R) and the Mexico City's Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum wave at supporters after presenting his government report, at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on July 1, 2019. (AFP/Files)