Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum prepares to take power
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
Five reasons why Sheinbaum won in Mexico
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
Latin American left celebrates Sheinbaum’s victory in Mexico’s presidential election
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
In western Mexico, elections take place in the shadow of the drug war
Municipalities in the so-called ‘banana corridor’ are electing dozens of local and federal representatives in June. Booming economies, criminal gangs, old civil defense groups and hundreds of victims are intertwined with the vote
Crime against politicians spikes ahead of campaign kick-off in Mexico
At least 33 people involved in politics, some of whom are aspiring to office, have been assassinated in the first two months of the year
The rise of Morena: In one decade, the political party has wiped the PRI from Mexico’s electoral map
The polls are predicting that President López Obrador’s party will win the gubernatorial election in the state of Mexico, which is made up of the areas that surround the capital. If the Institutional Revolutionary Party were to be be defeated after its 94-year-long hold over the governorship, this would be a major victory for the young political movement