Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Voice of America
FILE - Presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, left, and Claudia Sheinbaum, coordinator of the Morena political party, hold hands at an event at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Nov. 20, 2017.
Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for the poor like her predecessor, but facing pressing problems.
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FILE - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, meets with the Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 18, 2024. (Mexico Presidency/Handout via Reuters)
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