Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

MEXICO CITY, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's electoral authority on Sunday kicked off the largest electoral process in the country's history, in which Mexicans will elect a new president.

In addition to the presidency, more than 98.5 million eligible voters will elect 128 senators and 500 deputies of Mexico's bicameral Congress, as well as nine governors of Mexico City, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatan.

In 32 states of the country, local legislatures and city councils will also be renewed, as well as 1,612 mayors and 972 local deputies.

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. Sunday's general elections are considered the largest in Mexico's modern history, with the presidency, legislative seats, governorships and local government positions up for grabs. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in San Andres Totoltepec, Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. Sunday's general elections are considered the largest in Mexico's modern history, with the presidency, legislative seats, governorships and local government positions up for grabs. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)