![Fernando Llano Ramón Gálvez, cousin of presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, speaks during an interview inside her childhood home in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Xóchitl Gálvez, 61, rebelled and left the town at 16 to study computer engineering in Mexico City and while Gálvez’s father Heladio had a job as a teacher, the family of seven struggled financially because he spent all his money on alcohol before dying of a terminal illness in 2003, said her cousin, Ramón Gálvez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f108810672084d608d0e869887cba85f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ramón Gálvez, cousin of presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, speaks during an interview inside her childhood home in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Xóchitl Gálvez, 61, rebelled and left the town at 16 to study computer engineering in Mexico City and while Gálvez’s father Heladio had a job as a teacher, the family of seven struggled financially because he spent all his money on alcohol before dying of a terminal illness in 2003, said her cousin, Ramón Gálvez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Fernando Llano A photo of Xóchitl Gálvez's grandmother is shown by her cousin Ramon Galvez, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Gálvez's grandparents spoke Otomí, an Indigenous language native to the region around Tepatepec, Gálvez's cousin remembered. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a0bba9c74324e298be640551208f9cd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A photo of Xóchitl Gálvez's grandmother is shown by her cousin Ramon Galvez, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Gálvez's grandparents spoke Otomí, an Indigenous language native to the region around Tepatepec, Gálvez's cousin remembered. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Ginnette Riquelme Opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez flashes a heart hand sign at a campaign rally, in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Sunday, May 19, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa2cc6d250d447a3ad26adf9ef5307dd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez flashes a heart hand sign at a campaign rally, in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Sunday, May 19, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
![Fernando Llano A charcoal drawing depicting presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, and other gifts from her constituents, decorate her childhood bedroom she shared with her sisters, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Some residents of her own hometown of 20,000 people are questioning Gálvez’s own autobiography, which began in this modest adobe home. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc3eedbd82e34a599c65bee8565c2b09/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A charcoal drawing depicting presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, and other gifts from her constituents, decorate her childhood bedroom she shared with her sisters, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Some residents of her own hometown of 20,000 people are questioning Gálvez’s own autobiography, which began in this modest adobe home. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Marco Ugarte FILE - Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez greets supporters at a campaign rally in Huixquilucan, Mexico, April 11, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6aae924465bd4ba18ef39e601e2630a3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez greets supporters at a campaign rally in Huixquilucan, Mexico, April 11, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
![Fernando Llano FILE - Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, center, greets supporters during her opening campaign rally in Irapuato, Mexico, March 1, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a5eddb46993e4ba58e11c29cae918906/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, center, greets supporters during her opening campaign rally in Irapuato, Mexico, March 1, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
![Fernando Llano A woman rides her past a political mural promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Galvez sold snacks in the small town in central Mexico as a girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7d02d6fd4f13440f90566f55d9d82ce7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman rides her past a political mural promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Galvez sold snacks in the small town in central Mexico as a girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Fernando Llano A pedestrian walks past a political mural promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Galvez sold snacks in a small town in central Mexico as a girl and rose to national politics. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2f9852164b6e498eb6137b11fa41245d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A pedestrian walks past a political mural promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. Galvez sold snacks in a small town in central Mexico as a girl and rose to national politics. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Fernando Llano Produce vendor Juana Manzo waits for clients at a market in the hometown of presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. “She would have been bigger here if she’d done something for her hometown, but she hasn’t done anything,” said Manzo. “She’s nothing here.” (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c1caac8ad75d4e1aa835b230ceb16fa4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Produce vendor Juana Manzo waits for clients at a market in the hometown of presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, in Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. “She would have been bigger here if she’d done something for her hometown, but she hasn’t done anything,” said Manzo. “She’s nothing here.” (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
![Fernando Llano FILE - Sen. Xochitl Galvez rides her bike as she arrives to announce candidacy in the presidential race, in Mexico City, Aug. 9, 2023. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a466d27d2a544f5ae7ebb76372abeeb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Sen. Xochitl Galvez rides her bike as she arrives to announce candidacy in the presidential race, in Mexico City, Aug. 9, 2023. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
![Fernando Llano A campaign poster promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, is displayed in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/96c6e0629715473e825e0c479d38ef35/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A campaign poster promoting presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez, is displayed in her hometown of Tepatepec, Mexico, Friday, May 10, 2024. She represents a coalition that includes the PRI, which governed Mexico for 71 years, and she began her campaign as a political phenomenon backed by the country's business elites. But her popularity has been declining. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)