Balance of Power

An Expectant Mexico Enters the Sheinbaum Era

Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador with President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on June 10.

Photographer: Emma Guillaume/AFP/Getty Images

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Claudia Sheinbaum takes office today as Mexico’s first female president, with as many questions as answers about the kind of administration she’ll run.