Who is Ifigenia Martínez, senator who received Claudia Sheinbaum’s “vote” for the presidency?

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, candidate for the Presidency of the Republic for the Let’s Keep Making History alliance, showed up early at her booth in the Tlalpan mayor’s office to cast her vote this June 2. Before boarding the car that took her to her polling place, Sheinbaum expressed her enthusiasm: “I am very happy, very enthusiastic, very firm more than ever; we have to go out and vote, it is a historic day, I feel very happy.”

Dr. Sheinbaum arrived at 8:55 in the morning at the basic and adjacent section 3960 box, located at Calle Duraznos Number 5 C, San Andrés Totoltepec neighborhood. From there, she pointed out that this day will be a true democratic celebration. After voting, she mentioned that on the presidential ballot she opted for Senator Ifigenia Martínez. but who is Ifigenia Martínez?

Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández, born on June 16, 1930 in Mexico City, is a renowned Mexican politician, economist, professor and diplomat. She was affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), she was one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) together with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Porfirio Muñoz Ledo.

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Throughout his career, Martínez has been federal representative on three occasions and senator in several legislatures, standing out in the LIV Legislature from 1988 to 1991. Since September 1, 2018, she has been a senator to the Congress of the Union for the National List and president of the Board of Deans.

Together with Cárdenas and Muñoz Ledo, he headed the Democratic Current and resigned from the PRI to found the PRD. She was the first senator of the republic elected by the Federal District representing an opposition party and held various roles within the PRD, including vice president of the Board of Directors and vice coordinator of the parliamentary group.

Disenchanted by the lack of a large coalition of left-wing parties, Martínez distanced herself from the PRD and supported Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in his third presidential candidacy. In 2018, accompanied AMLO to his inauguration as president.

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She has received various awards, including the National Economics Award in 1960 and “Woman of the Year” in 1966. She is a member of the advisory council of UNICEF and the UNAM Foundation, among other roles.

AMLO has never marked his own name on the electoral ballots. In 2006, he voted for his friend, the writer Carlos Monsivais. In 2012, he opted for the philosopher José María Pérez Gay. In 2018, when he won the presidency, he previously announced his vote for the activist Rosario Ibarra de Piedra.

The act of voting for significant figures in your life reflects the deep respect and recognition that AMLO feels for the intellectuals and activists who have marked the history of Mexico. This gesture also highlights the importance of historical memory and gratitude in politics.

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