This chapter covers the election of Claudia Schainbaum, the first female president of Mexico and former mayor of Mexico City, from the ruling party, with initial results indicating she secured approximately 60% of the vote, signifying a monumental moment in Mexico's political landscape.
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected Mexico’s first female president. Now the real fight begins: crime is rocketing, corruption is rampant and the country is divided. Hurricane season has arrived in the Atlantic, and America’s coastal states are braced for a stormy one—thanks to forces both natural and man-linked (11:02). And introducing the new co-host of “The Intelligence” (20:11).
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