Almost four months after his overwhelming electoral victory, Claudia Sheinbaum will be sworn in this Tuesday as president of Mexico, becoming the first woman to lead this great Latin American nation, hit by the violence of organized crime.
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The 62-year-old former mayor of Mexico City will take office in the presence of numerous foreign dignitaries, such as the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the first lady of the United States, Jill Biden.
“It is time for women and transformation,” Sheinbaum has said on numerous occasions, in a country with a heavy history of discrimination and gender violence, where about 10 women are murdered daily.
Sheinbaum will be sworn in before Congress, officially becoming the leader of the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world – with 129 million inhabitants –before leading a popular celebration in the Zócalo, Mexico City’s main square.
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The session of the General Congress begins for the inauguration of Sheinbaum
Shortly after 9 am local time (10 am in Colombia), the session of the General Congress began as established, which is the first step in the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as president of Mexico.
In the session, it was reported that 118 senators (out of 128) and 466 deputies (out of 500) are present, meaning that the investiture process has a quorum and can continue.
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