Aug 26 Protesters in Mexico march against outgoing president's judiciary overhaul plan By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Protesters in Mexico marched in opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances. Continue reading
Jun 04 Mexico's next president faces money and dialogue challenges, plus the U.S. election By María Verza, Associated Press A top economic challenge will be whether Sheinbaum will have the money to continue her predecessor’s popular social programs, considering the government has a big deficit of almost 6% that the Treasury has vowed to reduce. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:24 What Claudia Sheinbaum's historic election win means for U.S.-Mexico relations By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Voters in Mexico made history by electing its first female president and first president with Jewish heritage. Claudia Sheinbaum won in a landslide with more than 58 percent of the vote. She will face many challenges, including security, organized crime,… Continue watching
Jun 03 These are the pressing gender-related issues facing Mexico's next president By Sara España, Associated Press According to U.N. Women, up to 10 women are victims of femicide each day in Mexico. The number totaled 3,000 in 2023. Continue reading
Jun 03 Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? Here's what to know about Mexico's next president By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press While she hewed close to her predecessor politically and shares many of his ideas about the government's role in addressing inequality, she is viewed as less combative and more data-driven. Continue reading
Jun 03 Mexico picks Claudia Sheinbaum for president, first woman to hold the job By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor was the favored successor of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 6:24 Mexico set for historic election on Sunday after violent and polarized campaign season By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda As many as 100 million Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president and it is already guaranteed to be historic. Both leading candidates are women and the country has never had a female leader. The main… Continue watching
May 30 Mexico to choose between two women in presidential election amid violence and polarization By Mark Stevenson, María Verza, Associated Press The battle lines are drawn: the ruling Morena Party already holds the governorships of 23 of the country's 32 states, and is going for them all. It already has a simple majority in both houses of Congress, and wants a… Continue reading
Apr 08 Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press In Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez's personal attacks. Continue reading