“I’m a mother, a grandmother, a scientist and a woman of faith, and from today, by the will of the Mexican people, the president.”
Those were the words of Claudia Sheinbaum, delivering a speech Tuesday after she was sworn in as the first female president of Mexico.
Sheinbaum made promises to limit prices for gasoline and food, expand cash hand-out programs for women and children, support business investment, and crack down on the drug cartels that have strengthened their hold over much of the country.
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