Claudia Sheinbaum

Claudia Sheinbaum    ( climate scientist,  politician)
Born	24 June 1962  Mexico City,  Mexico Federal District,  Mexico
Alma mater	National Autonomous University of Mexico
Religion	Jew
First woman in Mexico to become president. Called a "left-wing Sarah Palin".  President of Mexico In office 1 October 2024 - Present Preceded by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Claudia Sheinbaum is a Mexican climate scientist and politician who in 2025 became president of Mexico.

Background

She spent four years at the US government's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. She was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and involved in the fifth "report" of the IPCC She was pushed by corporate media. In 2018 she was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.

2024 Mexican General Elections

Sheinbaum was called the "left-wing Sarah Palin" in a segment by Democracy Now! She came to power during a historically violent election season across the country, in which 39 political candidates for lower/local offices or aspiring candidates were killed between September 2023 and the June 2024 election. Drug cartels were said to force voters to support their favored candidates.

Why Mexico Just Elected the World's Most Left-Wing President

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.

Reactions

Currency declines

The Financial Times reported "Peso falls as Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexico presidency by landslide".

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.

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.

"The North Needs to Learn from the South": Mexico Poised to Elect First Woman President

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.

Policies

In 2025, Mexico formally mandated the use of a new biometric-based digital ID system. Under the new law, CURP IDs will now incorporate detailed personal biometric records, including fingerprints, iris scans, and photographs embedded within a QR code. A separate program will systematically collecti biometric data from minors.

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