Claudia Sheinbaum
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| 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". | |
Claudia Sheinbaum is a Mexican climate scientist and politician who in 2025 became president of Mexico.[1]
Background
She spent four years at the US government's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.[2] She was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and involved in the fifth "report" of the IPCC[3] She was pushed by corporate media. In 2018 she was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.[4]
2024 Mexican General Elections
Sheinbaum was called the "left-wing Sarah Palin" in a segment by Democracy Now![5] 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.[6] Drug cartels were said to force voters to support their favored candidates.[7]
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.[8]
Reactions
Currency declines
The Financial Times reported "Peso falls as Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexico presidency by landslide".[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
References
- ↑ "Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman President"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240603050146/https://international.lbl.gov/news/mexico-city-mayor-elect-claudia
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180614040639/http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/wg3/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter10.pdf
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46225037
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W76hFPvTyRQ
- ↑ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/06/13/mexico-candidates-president-37-killed-fact-check/74076471007/
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-elects-1st-female-president-following-deadliest-election-campaign-in-countrys-modern-history-heres-what-to-know-184442748.html
- ↑ "Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president in landslide victory"
- ↑ "Peso falls as Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexico presidency by landslide"
- ↑ "Congratulations to friend and fellow traveller Claudia Sheinbaum"
- ↑ "Congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected President of Mexico"
- ↑ "Mexico has so much love for Julian Assange"
- ↑ https://reclaimthenet.org/mexico-mandates-biometric-digital-id-by-2026