Mexico: 1st Presidential Debate Analysis

FRIDAY, APRIL 12
PROGRAM #10342 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. This week, the three Mexican presidential candidates Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz and Jorge Alvarez Maynez faced off for the first of three 2024 presidential debates. For the first time in history, Mexico’s presidential debates were broadcast with simultaneous interpretation in the Mayan, Nahuatl and Tsotsil languages. Mayan and Nahuatl are the two most spoken national indigenous languages in Mexico. This program includes highlights of the debate and reactions from political analysts or campaign representatives.

Photo: Sara Shakir.

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