Mexico poised to elect first female President after historic moves towards gender equality

The nominations follow Mexico legalizing abortion nationwide earlier this week.

Left: Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City. Right: Former Mexican Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez. Fred Ramos/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

In a historic development, Mexico's two major political parties have chosen women as their presidential candidates for the first time.

Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party an…