Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is a Mexican politician, energy and climate change scientist, and academic who has been serving as the 66th president of Mexico since 2024. She is the first woman and the first person with Jewish heritage to hold the office. A member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), she previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023. In 2025, Forbes ranked Sheinbaum as the fifth most powerful woman in the world.
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Aug 2, 2026
Far Right
President Sheinbaum is publicly defending the judicial election as democratic while opposition voices denounce it as a judicial takeover.
PAN criticizes her for executing AMLO's institutional demolition and turning the justice system into a Morena patronage operation.
Aug 2, 2026
Lean Right
She opens the news cycle with her daily morning conference and keeps control of Morena's legislative agenda.
PRI voters see her as the steward of a left-populist project that weakens federalism and punishes critical states.
Aug 1, 2026
Lean Left
She used Thursday's mañanera to tout Q2 GDP growth, back the Navy's sargassum plan, and endorse an INE ruling that barred PRI from calling her government a narco-government.
PRD sees her as the center of a presidential machine that mixes propaganda with institutional pressure to discipline the opposition.
Aug 1, 2026
Far Right
She is on the front pages for her tariff talks with Donald Trump and for pushing Morena's judicial overhaul through Congress.
PAN sees her as the face of a centralist project that uses legal reforms to concentrate power and punish opposition.
Jul 30, 2026
Far Left
Sheinbaum announced a new shipment of humanitarian aid for Cuba and defended the detention of ex-governor Ernesto Ruffo as a criminal matter, not political.
Praised by Morena for asserting national sovereignty in foreign policy and for taking a firm stand against corruption, upholding rule of law.
Jul 28, 2026
Far Left
President Sheinbaum congratulated cyclist Isaac del Toro for his historic third place in the Tour de France and highlighted Acapulco's recovery with 78% hotel occupancy.
Praised by Morena as a leader who delivers tangible results and boosts national pride through sports and disaster recovery.
Jul 27, 2026
Far Left
She applauded Isaac del Toro's historic podium finish at the Tour de France.
Morena champions her as a leader who promotes national pride and supports Mexican athletes.
Jul 18, 2026
Far Left
President stated the key issue in the Zambada case is US government participation, not the pilot's identity.
Morena applauds her firm stance on national sovereignty and refusal to let Washington dictate the narrative.
Jul 12, 2026
Far Left
Sheinbaum accused US agencies of involvement in the kidnapping and transfer of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, and defended the Supreme Court's Femsa ruling as proper application of law.
Praised by Morena as a defender of national sovereignty and the rule of law, especially against US interference and during the judicial reform transition.
Jul 11, 2026
Far Left
President Sheinbaum oversaw housing damage checks in Veracruz, rejected inheritance tax proposal, and announced a hurricane alert phone system.
Praised for responsive, no new taxes governance and proactive disaster preparedness, reinforcing Morena's social welfare and infrastructure agenda.