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AQ Podcast | What To Expect From Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico
Scholar Viri Ríos on what explains Sheinbaum’s resounding victory and how she may use the mandate Mexicans have given her.
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How Claudia Sheinbaum Will Be Different From AMLO
Mexico’s next president may prove less popular but “more competent” than her predecessor, the author writes.
![Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates her victory at the Zócalo in Mexico City on June 3.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sheinbaum-300x202.jpg)
REACTION: Sheinbaum’s Unexpectedly Big Landslide in Mexico
The ruling Morena party dominated the elections, securing Mexico City, new governorships and likely supermajorities in Congress.
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Three Things to Watch in Mexico’s Election
Beyond the presidential race, contests for nine governorships and Congress will shape the nation’s political future.
![Relatives of missing people participate in a demonstration on May 10 in Mexico City. In Mexico’s Election, the Search for the Missing Should Be Front and Center.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ZulverSantamaria-300x200.jpg)
In Mexico’s Election, the Search for the Missing Should Be Front and Center
Presidential candidates need to prioritize the country’s disappeared and the mothers searching for them.
![The public watches a presidential debate between Xochitl Galvez, Claudia Sheinbaum and Jorge Alvarez Maynez in Mexico City in April.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mexico-Debate-300x215.jpg)
Mexico’s Post-Election Fiscal Reality Check
Sheinbaum and Gálvez are downplaying the country’s budget peril, while Pemex’s current path is unsustainable.
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When Mexico City’s Salsa-Dancing Pensioners Became Political Kryptonite
A showdown over dancing in a public plaza brought a halt to Sandra Cuevas’s rapid ascent—and continues to hang over her Senate campaign.
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A Son of Mexico’s Elite Bids for Literary Stardom in the U.S.
In Nicolás Medina Mora’s debut novel, a failed attempt at Americanization yields critical reflections on two North American elites.
![Migrants travel through Tapachula in southern Mexico in Oct. 2023. The next administration in Mexico should work more closely with its neighbors to address migration.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MexicoNorthernTriangle-300x200.jpg)
Mexico Needs a New Strategy for the Northern Triangle
The next administration should work more closely with its neighbors to address migration.
![A girl walks by silhouettes of wooden women placed in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, 2023. Gender-based violence Is at the center of Mexico’s security crisis, and a recent mob attack underscores the need to recognize the gendered dimensions of violence in a critical election year.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GKSMexico-300x209.jpg)
Violence Against Women Is at the Center of Mexico’s Security Crisis
A recent mob attack underscores the need to recognize the gendered dimensions of violence in a critical election year.
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Should Investors Take a Sheinbaum Victory for Granted in Mexico?
Claudia Sheinbaum’s win in June is not inevitable, and the race could bring an unexpected post-vote scenario.
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What Ecuador’s Embassy Drama Means for Noboa
The raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito to seize a convicted former vice president hurts the president’s international prospects, but might help him domestically.
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AQ Podcast | Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Election to Lose?
Despite Sheinbaum’s advantage, there are still many unanswered questions about Mexico’s June 2 elections.
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AQ Podcast | South-South Ties: Hype And Reality
Latin American leaders are making south-south ties a main focus of their foreign policy. What does that mean in practice for business, trade and diplomacy?
![President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (center), Secretary of the Navy Jose Rafael Ojeda Duran (left), and Governor of the State of Oaxaca Salomon Jara Cruz (right) are attending the inauguration ceremony of the breakwater at the Port of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. The breakwater has been constructed to foster the development of the southeast region and enhance international trade by leveraging the country's geographical benefits.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2034028699-300x196.jpg)
AMLO’s Bet on Mexico’s South Is Paying Off—For Now
The initial success of public infrastructure investments will make them an enduring Morena priority. The gains may be a mirage.