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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Sep 12, 2026
Far Right
The president is defending her administration after the widely criticized July 2025 judicial elections that saw low turnout and controversial winners.
PAN views Sheinbaum as the architect of a judicial takeover that has eroded judicial independence and enabled criminal interests to infiltrate the bench.
Sep 12, 2026
Center
President faced protests from CNTE Section 22 in Oaxaca over unmet historical demands during her visit.
Centro voices question whether her administration is addressing teacher grievances or simply managing optics amid ongoing education conflicts.
Sep 12, 2026
Lean Left
Sheinbaum highlighted a 63% drop in Chiapas homicides at Friday's mañanera and announced new education plans.
The PRD criticizes Sheinbaum for touting security gains while cartels still operate with impunity, and for failing to respond forcefully to US threats.
Sep 11, 2026
Far Right
Sheinbaum is driving the Morena legislative agenda including judicial reform and energy sector rollbacks, while managing US pressure on migration and trade.
PAN sees her as a continuity AMLO figure who is weaponizing state power to entrench Morena and sideline checks and balances.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Right
She is pushing a 2027 budget with a 3.3% minimum corporate tax and criticizing Pedro Haces for meeting with PAN figures.
PRI sees her as continuing AMLO's centralist, anti-business playbook while pretending to moderate.
Sep 11, 2026
Center
Sheinbaum asserted that her government is not indebting the country, responding to critics as her administration pushes a major anti-evasion tax plan.
Centro voters see her as fiscally cautious but worry that her denials on debt may paper over real spending pressures, especially with social programs expanding and oil revenues fluctuating.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Left
Sheinbaum held a virtual USMCA meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday after her flight was grounded, and she projected 2027 growth optimism during her mañanera.
The PRD sees Sheinbaum negotiating from a position of weakness on tariffs while claiming economic victory, and her growth optimism ignores the structural cuts to Pemex and energy investment in the 2027 budget.
Sep 10, 2026
Far Right
President Sheinbaum is in the news for defending her administration's judicial overhaul and military-led security policy.
PAN criticizes her for continuing AMLO's authoritarian drift and failing to address corruption within her inner circle.
Sep 10, 2026
Center
Sheinbaum ve sesgos en la evaluación de PISA y defiende su gestión educativa.
Criticada por la oposición por mantener a México 'a oscuras en educación' y eliminar pruebas diagnósticas.
Sep 10, 2026
Far Left
President keeps the bank bailout issue alive, stressing its importance in public debate.
Seen positively for maintaining pressure on past corrupt rescues, which reinforces her anti-neoliberal and justice agenda.