Mexico's Sheinbaum grows lead for ruling party presidential ticket -poll

FILE PHOTO: Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a rally at Macroplaza Iztapalapa, pursuing to be the ruling MORENA party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has grown her lead to a 13-point advantage in the contest to be the ruling party's candidate in Mexico's 2024 presidential election, a poll published on Wednesday in newspaper El Universal showed.

With less than a month until the candidate is announced, the survey showed Sheinbaum with 35% support to be the nominee of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), followed by former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at 22%.