President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum.

Xi was the latest in a string of world leaders who have congratulated Sheinbaum for the election win and becoming Mexico's first female leader.

Preliminary results showed that she won with between 58.3 percent and 60.7 percent of the votes.

Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez garnered between 26.6 percent and 28.6 percent of the votes, and conceded defeat on Monday. (Reuters/Xinhua)