The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, promised to give lessons on the history of women and public health warningssetting the tone for the daily conferences initiated by his predecessor.
Sheinbaum concluded her first press conference as president in less than 90 minutes, which marked a break with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who routinely spoke for three hours or more.
Standing in front of a new icon of a woman holding a Mexican flag, she outlined her plans for the coming weeks, including a visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German industrialists in November, and a trip today to the war-stricken city of Acapulco. storm. He also said he will present his security plan on October 8, as the new administration seeks to curb the rise in drug-related violence.
Future morning conferences will include segments on public health and emblematic women in Mexican historyand will allow greater citizen participation, he said. Sheinbaum seeks to put his own stamp on the conferences that were a tool to convey López Obrador’s message to Mexican citizens.
In 1968, she offered a formal public apology for the state’s murder of student protesters, presenting herself as a leader whose politics were marked from childhood by her response to state repression. She told how her mother had lost her job as a university professor for supporting the protesters, who had taken to the streets with banners ahead of the Summer Olympics, which were held in Mexico that year.
Sheinbaum reaffirmed his support for the country’s controversial judicial reform, stating that the country’s judicial workers will be protected and have no reason to strike. On October 15, the selection process for candidates for judges will begin.
