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Mexico’s Ruling Morena Party Taps Montiel as New Leader

Ariadna Montiel, center, will be the ruling party’s new president.Photographer: Mayolo Lopez Gutierrez/Bloomberg

Mexico’s ruling political party has chosen a former member of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s cabinet as its new leader.

In a Sunday post on XBloomberg Terminal announcing Ariadna Montiel as national president, the group said she had “firm principles and an absolute commitment to the well-being of the people.”