2025 Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 17-31
On October 1, 2024, Mexico's first female president was inaugurated. The new president, Sheinbaum, who was the candidate of the ruling party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), won the presidential election on June 2 of that year with about 60% of the vote, and the ruling coalition also won a supermajority (more than two-thirds of the seats) in the Chamber of Deputies in the legislative elections held at the same time. This paper analyzes the factors behind the overwhelming victory of Scheinbaum and Morena and summarizes the six years of the previous AMLO administration. It shows that despite the high approval ratings, AMLO's performance had both advantages and disadvantages, and that many issues remain to be addressed by the new administration. It also points out that the judicial reforms approved by Congress just before the change of government risk setting back Mexico's democracy, and that other constitutional reforms could become stumbling blocks for the new administration in the future. On the other hand, the new administration has shown a calm response to US President-elect Trump, who is often seen as the biggest risk.
