The fourth transformation in Mexico
Claudia promises to continue the project of AMLO
Claudia Sheinbaum wins presidential elections in Mexico
Claudia Sheinbaum,1 of the coalition We Continue Making History, was elected President of Mexico on June 2, 2024. The coalition is formed by Morena (National Regeneration Movement), the Worker’s Party, and the Ecological Green of Mexico group. Claudia’s party, Morena, is the party of the current president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, widely known as AMLO, who is nearing the end of his six-year term with an approval rating in excess of 70%.
AMLO’s high approval is a consequence of the struggle of his government against poverty, the increase of pensions and salaries, and the strong growth of the GDP during the last three years, in the aftermath of the pandemic. During AMLO’s six-year term, nine million of Mexico’s 130 million inhabitants were lifted out of poverty, due to a 3.3% real growth in pensions and salaries.
In addition, AMLO did n…