Claudia Sheinbaum

War on women in Mexico City's subway

Sexual assaults, harassment – even rapes and kidnappings. Mexico City's subway is called a "ground zero" for men's violence against women. Gender-segregated cars have not improved the situation.

Mexico "pauses" relations with the USA and Canada

Mexico's president says the country has put its relations with the USA and Canada "on hold". This after the neighboring countries expressed concern over a proposed – and controversial – review of Mexico's judicial system.

New Mayor Murder after the Election in Mexico

She becomes Mexico's first female president

I will become Mexico's first female president! Claudia Sheinbaum declares to jubilant supporters in Mexico City after Sunday's election. She will now try to expand her successful recipe against gang violence from the capital Mexico City to the entire country. But deadly violence has also shaped the election.

Polling stations attacked in Mexico – two dead

Violence that has characterized the electoral campaign in Mexico continued on election day. Two people were killed in two attacks on polling stations in the state of Puebla in central Mexico on Sunday, according to a local government source to AFP.

The Election is On – Mexico Against a Female President

The Mexican people are expected to write history today by choosing their first female president. However, the election process has been marked by violence, and just hours before the polling stations opened, a local candidate was killed.

Drug Violence – Can She Succeed Where Men Have Failed?

Totals killed in violence-related attacks - yet another episode in a national violence spiral that never seems to end. Crimes, and the fear they bring, are dominant themes in the Mexican election this weekend. But the woman expected to become the new president believes she can scale up her winning formula.

Two days before the election: Mayoral candidate murdered

Less than 48 hours before the country's election, a mayoral candidate has been murdered in the state of Puebla in central Mexico, according to local authorities.