Claudia Sheinbaum has taken office after a landslide presidential election victory that made her Mexico’s first female leader.
Having received about 60 percent of the vote, Sheinbaum is poised to replicate the high levels of popularity her predecessor and mentor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, earned through policies primarily focused on reducing poverty and inequality.
It is not yet clear how Sheinbaum will use her power in the next six years, but she will inherit profound challenges, including a series of controversial constitutional reforms, organised crime and violence, and the task of governing for Mexicans.
