Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn in as Mexico’s First Female President

Claudia Sheinbaum was officially sworn in as Mexico’s first female president on Oct. 1, nearly four months after the climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor won the country’s election. The 62-year-old from the ruling Morena party took the oath of office and received the presidential sash during a ceremony in Mexico’s Congress, marking the start of her six-year term—Mexico’s constitution does not allow reelection. Speaking during the ceremony, Sheinbaum promised a string of reforms, including expanding public healthcare and education, building one million new homes, and capping prices for key goods. She also vowed to bolster women’s rights and combat high rates of violence against women and discrimination across the country by making changes to the constitution....