Claudia Sheinbaum
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Claudia Sheinbaum is a Mexican climate scientist and politician who won a landslide victory on 2 June 2024 to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph.[1]
Claudia Sheinbaum, a leftwing former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico’s electoral authority.
The ruling coalition led by Sheinbaum’s Morena party was also on track for a possible two-thirds super-majority in both houses of Congress, which would allow the coalition to pass constitutional reforms without opposition support. The big win for Sheinbaum was consistent with polls throughout the campaign.[2]
Reactions
Currency declines
The Financial Times reported "Peso falls as Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexico presidency by landslide".[3]
Congratulations
Yanis Varoufakis posted on X:
- Congratulations to friend and fellow traveller Claudia Sheinbaum. Winning the Presidency of Mexico is not just a confirmation of Andres Manuel's policies in favour of the poor but a giant leap for radical feminism and ecology. A rare glimmer of hope in a bleak era.[4]
As did Jeremy Corbyn:
- Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected President of Mexico.
- This is a victory for the people of Mexico, for social justice and for the future of our planet.[5]
Julian Assange
Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange, posted:
- When she was Mayor of Mexico City, President @Claudiashein gave Julian the Keys to México City. Mexico has so much love for Julian Assange.[6]
References
- ↑ "Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman President"
- ↑ "Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president in landslide victory"
- ↑ "Peso falls as Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexico presidency by landslide"
- ↑ "Congratulations to friend and fellow traveller Claudia Sheinbaum"
- ↑ "Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected President of Mexico"
- ↑ "Mexico has so much love for Julian Assange"
