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. the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, one 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 of continuity with the governing party s social policies, whi
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
we ve heard much debate about what it may or may not mean in the us, but what will it mean for mexico? we will see now what andres manuel lopez 0brador will do in the next few months of his presidency. we ve seen him in the past bow down to the united states, and in a way do the dirty work of the united states on the migration front. claudia sheinbaum, the president elect, has talked about a relationship of coordination, of subordination, with the united states. not of subordination, with the united states. so we will see in which ways migration, the migration relationship changes with claudia sheinbaum later in the year. but it is one of the big irritants of the us mexico relationship. 0pening statements begin on tuesday in the federal gun charges trial of president joe biden s son hunter in wilmington in delaware. 12 jurors and four alternates
as the proceedings began. now, at issue here is hunter biden s purchase of a handgun here in wilmington back in 2018. the prosecution says that when he filled in an application form to purchase the gun, he didn t declare that he was a drug user and that was misleading. that was a lie, they say. the defence will argue that he couldn t knowingly have viewed himself, described himself as addicted to illegal drugs at the time. but i think it is the political overtones that will also dominate much of the coverage here, as republicans have tried for a long time to link scandal and allegations surrounding hunter biden to his father. so far, without getting much traction, without compelling evidence. this trial due to last around two weeks. hunter biden denies all three felony counts. as for his father, the president issued a written statement as the trial started, saying he couldn t comment as president on a federal legal case, but as a father, he said he stood by his son and supported him in
were sworn in on monday. 54 year old hunter biden is the first child of a sitting president to be a criminal defendant. prosecutors allege mr biden lied about his drug use on application forms when purchasing a handgun in 2018. he pleaded not guilty to the charges. 0ur correspodent tom bateman is at the trial in delaware. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn and glance to his stepmother as the proceedings began. now, at issue here is hunter biden s purchase of a handgun here in wilmington back in 2018.