Claudia Sheinbaum Takes Office As President of Mexico⁠ -⁠ New president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo receives the presidential sash during the investiture ceremony as part of the presidential inauguration at General Congress. ⁠ ⁠ Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico's first female president in more than 200 years of independence. The 62-year-old scientist and former mayor of Mexico City succeeds Andrés Manuel López Obrador for a 6-year-term. Sheinbaum had an overwhelming victory in the general election with nearly 60 percent of the vote. | October 1, 2024 | 📷️: manuelonvf, angeldelgadofoto | #GettyImages #GettyImagesNews #Mexico #ClaudiaSheinbaum ⁠ ⁠