Mexico poll frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum deluged with hate messages - BBC News

Claudia Sheinbaum, a close ally of President López Obrador, has had her phone number leaked online.

19 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Nadia RagozhinaBBC NewsMexico's presidential frontrunner says she is being flooded with hate-filled messages after her phone number was published on social media.

Claudia Sheinbaum is the governing party's candidate in June's election.

One of the president's sons has also had his private number leaked online, and said it put his family in danger.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed political opponents, but days earlier he publicly revealed a journalist's phone number.

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Ms Sheinbaum said she was being deluged with hate calls and messages.

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