Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena says her plan, which has reduced irregular crossings into the US by 66%, will continue during Sheinbaum’s six-year term
The Democratic candidate pledged support for Ukraine and NATO and to reinforce America’s global leadership, contrasting with Trump’s more isolationist views
The biography of the former rector of the biggest university in Sinaloa was marked by tragedy, intrigues, and power struggles. The controversy has extended to his murder, with no answers as to who killed him and why
The two months since she won the Mexican elections with a landslide victory have given her increasing protagonism as she picks her Cabinet and sets guidelines for government
The Sinaloa Cartel leader has taken control of narrative over his arrest after claiming that he was going to meet with Governor Rubén Rocha and linking his detention to the murder of Héctor Cuén, an influential local politician
The international affairs expert and former White House correspondent has become the first woman and the youngest person to direct the Mexico Institute of the influential Woodrow Wilson Center
Marcelo Ebrard and Alicia Bárcena will once again be part of the Mexican administration, while the president-elect is still to announce her picks for key portfolios, such as national security
The candidate for the ruling Morena party won among voters of all genders, ages, professions and incomes. She only lost among employers and those with postgraduate studies, who represent less than 17% of Mexican voters
The member of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute analyzes the advances, setbacks and threats to the political and voting rights of women in the country
The election of the first female president in Mexico represents an important achievement in female representation, but experts warn that ‘there is still a long way to go to achieve equality’
Current and former political leaders from countries including Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala have congratulated the Morena representative, who is poised to become the first woman to lead the country
A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations
The former head of the Mexico City government has become Mexico’s first female president, it remains to be seen how far away she veers from her predecessor and political mentor
More than 98 million voters will be able to decide whether to continue the path laid by President López Obrador. Alternatively, they could throw their support to the conservative opposition
Strong winds knocked down the structure where a mayoral candidate and a presidential hopeful for the party Citizens’ Movement were standing in San Pedro Garza García, in the state of Nuevo León
On Tuesday, guest speakers from Latin America will participate in an event focusing on women’s increased political representation and the problems they face as they reach positions of power. The Mexico-based event is organized by EL PAÍS América and Luminate
The authorities said the detained capo was ‘one of the main generators of violence’ in the Mexican capital and suggested La Unión Tepito has imploded after the capture of several leaders
Morena’s presidential candidate schedules an intense campaign tour of Nuevo León, Coahuila and Durango, states traditionally resistant to the political left
Both leading presidential candidates have placed crime at the center of their platforms. Xóchitl Gálvez is promising to build a mega-prison, while Claudia Sheinbaum wants to integrate the National Guard into the Army
A total of 53% of men and 69% of women favor a female candidate to win the elections
The country of 130 million people has often been marked by its ‘macho’ culture. Now it’s almost certain to elect its first woman president
As the election campaign begins, the ruling party’s Claudia Sheinbaum has a strong lead. Her opponent Xóchitl Gálvez will have to take advantage of every opportunity and play catch-up
The candidate for the ruling party, Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to fill the biggest plaza in Mexico City. Xóchitl Gálvez — representing the main opposition coalition — has retreated to her stronghold in Guanajuato
The opposition candidate for the presidency of Mexico is confident that she will defeat the ruling party’s candidate — Claudia Sheinbaum — on June 2, despite the fact that the polls show her lagging far behind
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested U.S. officials should apologize after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign
The candidate for Morena is emphasizing national prosperity while her opponent takes aim at the violence plaguing the country
EL PAÍS has reconstructed the battle to control the institution that will oversee the upcoming presidential elections in Mexico. This report examines the role of the magistrates, the political power they wield, as well as the slow-motion fall of Judge Reyes Rodríguez, the head of the court who was forced to resign