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
she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if 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. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
Coming up in the next sixty minutes. A bomb attack in the Afghan Capital kills ninety five people and then just more than one hundred fifty others the taliban says police were the target. Protesters take to the streets in honor of the new president is inaugurated they say he stole the election. That was understanding and is being clear one of the richest man in the world saudi prince our waleed bin tell out is released from detention in riyadh. And im peter stone was in doha with the latest sports our top story denmarks Caroline Wozniacki has won her first ever grand slam title at the Australian Open she beats about one hundred in the final in melbourne. First to afghanistan where a bomb attack in the capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty dollars the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomber to get through security in the citys green zone the most heavily protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack
Gnchts morning, everyone, and thank you thank you for joining us today as people are filling into the room, i will start given the secretarys schedule. My Jason Marczak im the director of the Economic Growth Administration Latin America center and i would first like to extend a special welcome to secretary kelly, to our three task force cochairs present today, former Vice President ed daurd costein, ber zwel la and also to the many ambassadors joining us today. Fell free if you want to take out your phones to tweet using about this event using the centralamericanow. It gives me great pleasure to announce after a year of intense dlaigss today marks the finding of our security and Economic Opportunity task force which is now available on our website. In is a blueprint for how the u. S. And the kubts of el salvador, guatemala and honduras can Work Together to enact sweeping change. The three countries are at a crossroads. The region has seen six thousand murders over the past few years, h