Mexico Presidential Candidate

Last week Mexicos National Action Party announced their presidential candidate, who happens to be a women, and the first woman at that, to run for the mexican presidency. She won 55% of the vote compared to her opponent who only received 38% of the vote. What is different about mexican presidencies is that only party members vote in the primaries. Vasquez is not the front runner but she is only 20 points behind in national polls. Her accomplishments and credentials fo the job include minister of education and social development and is the head of her party in the lower house. If elected it will be a huge turning point for the country, mainly because she would be the first woman to be president in Mexico. I think this is particularly interesting because woman leaders are said to be more nurturing and using less action and more cooperation as their leadership styles and it would be interesting to see how a woman deals with the dug cartels, etc.

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137086/shannon-k-oneil/vazquez-mota-and-the-2012-mexican-election

Katie Kruse