Mexicans choose between more populist policies or tougher fight with cartels

Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday could give the country its first female president (AP)

Voters choosing Mexico’s next president are deciding between a former academic who promises to further the current leader’s populist policies and an ex-senator and tech entrepreneur who pledges to up the fight against deadly drug cartels.

In an election likely to give Mexico its first woman president, nearly 100 million people are registered to vote in the race to replace outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.