President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum choses a reporter at the early morning daily press briefing, at the National Palace in Mexico City, June 10, 2024
CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM is set to be sworn in as Mexico’s first female president today after more than 200 years of independence.
She romped to victory in June with nearly 60 per cent of the vote, propelled by the sustained popularity of her political mentor and predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, widely known as Amlo.
He took office six years ago, declaring that he would rule “for the good of all, first the poor,” and promising a historic shift away from the neoliberal economic policies of past presidents.
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
DAVID RABY explains the background of the recent upheavals in Mexico
A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY