
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum will choose the city’s interior minister, Marti Batres, to change her as she steps down Friday to pursue the ruling celebration’s candidateship in next year’s governmental election, Sheinbaum stated Wednesday.
The workplace of Mexico City mayor is among the most popular political posts in the nation.
Batres, 56, is a previous chairman for the governing National Regrowth Motion (MORENA) celebration.
Existing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, along with previous Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who is taking on Sheinbaum for MORENA’s governmental election, have actually likewise worked as mayor.
The election requires to be authorized in a vote by Mexico City’s legislature, which Batres stated is prepared for Friday.
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