Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, presented a 100-point government program after being sworn into office. The leftist politician delivered a speech in the capital in front of tens of thousands of cheering people. The physicist and climate expert announced the expansion of social assistance, the energy transition, and the development of a small Mexican electric car.
At the beginning of her six-year term, the former head of the capital’s government underwent a local purification ritual. In the large plaza in front of the Government Palace, representatives of Mexico’s indigenous people presented her with a cedar leadership staff decorated with colorful ribbons, which traditionally symbolize political and spiritual authority.
In June, Sheinbaum achieved a clear and historic electoral victory. The popularity of her predecessor and political mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, benefited her. The Constitution does not allow re-election. With about 130 million people, Mexico is the world’s most populous Spanish-speaking country. The southern neighbor of the United States is the twelfth largest economy in the world.
