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Political situation in Mexico
Mexico gets a female leader – big challenges await

Today, Mexico elects its first female president in history. Most indications are that the left-wing candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, closely allied with the outgoing president Andres Manuel López Obrador, is the one who will be allowed to take office in October.

The 61-year-old Sheinbaum, a trained physicist, has a large lead in the opinion polls against the main opponent Xochitl Galvez.

- We have already won the election campaign and the debates. Now we just have to win the election, Sheinbaum said as she wrapped up her campaign.

Whoever wins has a tough six years ahead of them, regardless of who it is, writes Reuters. Mexico has a major problem with organized crime. In the last term alone, it has led to the death of 185,000 people. In addition, difficult negotiations await with the United States, which wants to stop immigration across the border between the two countries.

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The election in India
Extreme heat wave on the last day of the election – 33 dead

At least 33 people died in India during the last day of voting in connection with the election, writes the AFP news agency. During Saturday, several parts of the country were affected by an extreme heat wave.

The news agency spoke to Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh state, who said 33 staff members died. Security guards and cleaners are among the dead.

According to the Indian weather authorities, the temperature reached almost 47 degrees in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in the elections. 

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The political situation in Iceland
The twist: Tómasdóttir new president of Iceland

Iceland has elected its new president. Icelandic media reports on Sunday morning that it will be Halla Tómasdóttir who wins the election.

Challenger Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who on Saturday looked to be heading for victory, has now admitted defeat and congratulated her opponent. This is reported by the public service company Ruv.

- I know she will be a good president, says Jakobsdóttir.

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The EU election|The electoral movement in Europe
Analysis: Meloni aims right, but how far?

Statesman in Brussels, culture warrior on the right at home. This is how Jon Henley describes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an analysis in The Guardian.

Meloni has sailed up as perhaps Europe's hottest politician before the EU elections. She has the ear of both Ursula von der Leyen and EU skeptics such as Viktor Orbán, and therefore has a great influence on the EU's choice of path when everything points to a right-wing wind in next week's elections.

Then it will be time to show the cards. Meloni has so far maneuvered smartly in the right-wing corridor by acting as a responsible diplomat at the EU level while tightening the belt against the media, LGBTQ people and gay adoptions in Italy.

"Her long-term plans remain unclear," writes Henley.

Perhaps it is as simple as that Meloni's positioning in Brussels aims to isolate her domestic agenda from EU criticism, Le Monde's Virginie Malingre and Allan Kaval write.

"Her strong position means that the risk of Europe meddling in Italy's affairs is non-existent."

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The election in the United States|The electoral movement
Trump is watching UFC tonight.
 

Tried to ban Tiktok - now Trump has his own account

Donald Trump has entered Tiktok, the Chinese app that he tried to ban as president a few years ago. His first post was a 13-second clip from last night's UFC gala in New Jersey, writes Politico.

- The president is now on Tiktok, says UFC boss Dana White while Kid Rock's "American bad ass" roars in the background.

One of Trump's campaign advisers tells Politico that Tiktok is one of several ways to reach voters.

- Tiktok is aimed at a younger audience, says the adviser.

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The North Korea crisis
The junk war continues: 600 balloons from North Korea

For the second time in a week, North Korea has sent balloons containing debris towards neighboring South Korea. On the night of Sunday, around 600 balloons with cigarette butts and garbage were found in the South Korean cities of Seoul and Incheon, according to the South Korean military.

Earlier this week, approximately 250 balloons containing feces and litter were sent. North Korea then claimed that they were "gifts" and a response to activists in South Korea sending leaflets critical of the regime across the northern border.

During a meeting in Singapore on Saturday, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-Sik discussed the debris balloons with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin. Shin said then that South Korea considers the balloons a violation of the countries' armistice agreement.