Mexico elects leftist Sheinbaum as first female president
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June 3, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum has won a clear majority in Mexico's presidential election. She will succeed her popular leftist Morena party colleague Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Former Mexican Ambassador to the US, Arturo Sarukhan, discusses the challenges she will face as she takes over office under pressure to tackle cartel violence.