Mexico City, Jun 3 (AP) Climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum held an irreversible lead Sunday in the race that would make her Mexico's first female president, according to an official quick count.

The National Electoral Institute's president said Sheinbaum had between 58.3 per cent and 60.7 per cent of the vote, according to a statistical sample.

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Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez had between 26.6 per cent and 28.6 per cent of the vote and Jorge Alvarez Maynez had between 9.9 per cent and 10.8 per cent of the vote.

The governing party candidate campaigned on continuing the political course set over the last six years by her political mentor President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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His anointed successor, the 61-year-old Sheinbaum led the campaign wire-to-wire despite a spirited challenge from Galvez. This was the first time in Mexico that the two main opponents were women. (AP)

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