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
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 would allow her to go even further with her political agenda than her predecessor and rez manuel lopez 0brador. and it does look like she is on course to achieve that. it has clearly been a resounding victory, notjust for her but all those social programmes that are so closely associated with the ruling party. it was an endorsement of the social policies and the development aid policies of her mentor lopez 0brador. also it was such a violent campaign, people are so aware that the big agenda