Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexico
Morena
President of Mexico
government
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 Jewish person 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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Jul 30, 2026
Lean Right
Morena's leading presidential candidate for 2024, closely aligned with AMLO.
PRI warns that she would continue failed policies on security and the economy, threatening stability.
Jul 30, 2026
Center
Federal president associated with new bachilleratos construction and coffee purchase for small producers.
Centro acknowledges her social programs but remains critical of persistent security and economic challenges.
Jul 30, 2026
Lean Left
Her Plan Mexico development strategy is being advanced with a World Bank partnership, and she signaled rapprochement with Peru during the mañanera.
PRD watches Sheinbaum's international engagements warily but sees her pragmatism as a positive shift from AMLO's isolationism.
Jul 29, 2026
Far Right
President Sheinbaum is defending her judicial reform and facing backlash over rising violence.
PAN criticizes her continuation of AMLO's policies, especially the erosion of judicial independence and weak security results.
Jul 29, 2026
Lean Right
President Sheinbaum faces mounting criticism as UNAM protest grows and the government loses the Vulcan arbitration case.
From a PRI perspective, Sheinbaum is seen as failing to manage basic educational access and international relations, damaging Mexico's reputation.
Jul 29, 2026
Center
Her ally Clara Brugada is defending her cabinet (article 11), and the Morena internal contest (article 24) could reshape the party landscape she leads as a presidential hopeful.
Centro sees her as a central figure in Morena's future, and these stories reflect the stability and factions within her political sphere.
Jul 29, 2026
Lean Left
She canceled the La Parota dam and denied Argentine President Javier Milei's claim of an anti-Argentina campaign.
PRD views these moves as populist gestures that avoid addressing deep infrastructure and diplomatic issues, while the employment slump under her watch continues.
Jul 28, 2026
Far Right
President Sheinbaum is pushing a sweeping judicial reform that eliminates autonomous courts.
PAN leaders accuse Sheinbaum of following AMLO's authoritarian playbook and destroying judicial independence.
Jul 28, 2026
Lean Right
President-elect Sheinbaum is assembling her cabinet, with key appointments expected to endorse AMLO's energy and social programs.
PRI media criticizes Sheinbaum for failing to distance herself from AMLO's most divisive policies, especially the centralization of power in Pemex.
Jul 28, 2026
Lean Left
President Sheinbaum addresses US tariffs and internal cartel violence after the World Cup.
PRD critics say Sheinbaum’s administration has not done enough to renegotiate tariffs or stop the Sinaloa feud.