General News

On her second day in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree recognizing the student massacre of October 2, 1968, as a crime against humanity.

On Tuesday, October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum will be sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, beginning a single six-year term that will run until 2030.

October 1, on her first day in office, Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated unconditionally the fact that after 65 male presidents since independence from Spain over 200 years ago, a woman had finally reached the pinnacle of political power in Mexico.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumed office in 2018 with a promise to usher in a new era of progressive change and combat the entrenched issues of corruption and inequality that have long plagued Mexico.

So, how did he fare?

Following the approval of the judicial reform bill earlier this month, the National Electoral Institute (INE) now faces the complex task of organizing elections, not only for nine Supreme Court judges but also some 1,600 federal judges and magistrates.

U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will lead a presidential delegation from the United States at the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the next president of Mexico on Tuesday, October 1.

Despite widespread concerns about the increasing militarization of Mexico, the Senate has approved a constitutional amendment placing the National Guard (GN)—the country’s primary public security force—under the full control of the Defense Ministry (Sedena).

Due to the current wave of cartel infighting, it may be prudent to avoid traveling to or through the state of Sinaloa for the time being.