...For all its macho culture and negative biases against female leaders, Mexico has become the first country in North America to elect a woman as head of government — and her closest rival was a woman as well. Make no mistake, her election is the culmination of a gender parity framework that has been in place for decades in the country.
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There's a 7% chance that Mexico will experience a successful coup d'etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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