ms sheinbaum is an environmental scientist turned politician. she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. as president, she says she ll priotise welfare programs, improve the lives of women and tackle security. the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. after a historic night, today has been more prosaic for claudia sheinbaum and her team. no doubt they got some sleep after a gruelling election campaign and a tiring night. but during the day, she put out that she had been receiving messages of congratulations from the length and breadth of the continent, from the president of chile to president biden in washington. not necessarily political allies too, like president bukele in el salvador. she hopes for a super majority in congress, two thirds of the seats, which
local businessman funding the project has fled abroad, wanted by police. now the library has been told to vacate the building. but most people here passed by the library. for a variety of reasons. in the city centre, a big band, but no talk of big brother. some embrace the direction in which russia is moving. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we are growing more independent. translation: we are growing more independent. less - translation: we are growing | more independent. less reliant on the west. we more independent. less reliant on the west- on the west. we are making progress. on the west. we are making progress. says on the west. we are making progress, says natalya. - on the west. we are making progress, says natalya. asl progress, says natalya. as putin says, it s a new stage for russia. and russia s war in ukraine? i don t watch anything about that now, says nina. it is too upsetting. i find that, for many russians, it too distressing to even contemplate that what is ha