Mexican mayor killed hours after first woman elected president

Women must architect decisions - Tinubu congratulates Mexico’s 1st female president

Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country since its independence in 1821. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as the first female President of Mexico. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said the president also congratulated the Mexican people and called for the streng…

Mexico elects climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as president. How will she lead?

Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a left-of-center climate scientist with a doctorate in energy engineering and a background in politics.Somini Sengupta reports for The New York Times.In short: Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City, is known for her environmental initiatives, su...

Tinubu congratulates Mexico’s first female president

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as the first female President of Mexico. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said the President also congratulated the Mexican people and called for the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations in areas of mutual interest. “The election of Sheinbaum accents women’s voices in government and s…

Mexico Elects First Female President

Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, was overwhelmingly elected Mexico’s first female president, a historic milestone in a country rife with gender-based violence and a strong culture of machismo. What do you think?Read more...

Woman mayor killed in Mexico just hours after election of first female president

The woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead less than a day after the country elected its first female president, in a race marred by deadly attacks on candidates.

Mexico elects first woman president after 37 candidates were assassinated