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Delfina Gomez (C), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Delfina Gomez (C), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Delfina Gomez (C), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Delfina Gomez (C), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Delfina Gomez (R), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Delfina Gomez (R), candidate for governor for the State of Mexico for a coalition led by the ruling Morena political party, unofficially celebrates being elected governor of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico State, on June 4, 2023. The vote is a test of the popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party ahead of presidential elections next year. The State of Mexico is in many ways a microcosm of the country: half of its population lives in poverty. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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