Sheinbaum’s reforms, Chinese investments and Putin’s visit — EADaily, September 1, 2024 — Politics, Russia

After winning the presidential elections in Mexico, which took place on June 2, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum continues her course to fulfill her campaign promises: the democratization of society and the independence of foreign policy from the wishes of official Washington. Remember that Sheinbaum won, almost twice ahead of her rival, opposition candidate Sochitl Galvez.

It should be noted that an invitation has already been sent to the Russian President Vladimir Putin for the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum, which will take place on October 1. Despite official protests from Ukraine. And US attempts to influence the outcome of the election in Mexico have so far resulted in Mexico moving away from the United States and toward China, and pumping billions of dollars into the Mexican economy, EADaily previously reported.

“In Mexico City, Washington is accused of funding opposition NGOs through USAID and various foundations such as Ford and Rockefeller. Mexico is demanding an end to foreign interference in its internal affairs,” said political analyst Malek Dudakov writes in the telegram channel.

Mexico’s elected president has been actively pursuing domestic reforms. According to La Radio del Sur, Claudia Sheinbaum recently reaffirmed her commitment to reforming the judiciary to democratize it. The president of Mexico sees the root of the evil in the fact that when appointing judges, the criterion is not professional qualities, but family ties and nepotism.

The street protests, which were a reaction to Sheinbaum’s initiatives, were led by law students. Some protest leaders had previously been seen in anti-government actions initiated by the pro-American opposition. Nevertheless, Sheinbaum, rather than suppressing protests, preferred the path of dialogue. The rebellious students were reminded that the democratization of the justice system was one of the campaign promises and “this is what the people of Mexico want.”

“People have decided that they want the reform of the judiciary and the election of judges, magistrates and ministers. Look at the polls,” President Sheinbaum said, according to La Radio del Sur.

Earlier, the first female president in Mexico’s history announced the creation of a Ministry of Women’s Affairs in the country.

“The Ministry of Women will be created with the aim of implementing policies and programs for the benefit of this population group,” Infobae quotes the president-elect as saying.

It should be noted that the issue of protecting the rights of Mexican women against gender inequality, including domestic violence, is extremely urgent.

Official Mexico City takes a balanced position in the current difficult geopolitical circumstances, refusing to join the anti-Russian sanctions and continuing to develop constructive cooperation with Russia. This was stated by the Russian ambassador in Nikolai Sofinsky in Mexico on the program “Living History” on the radio station Educacion.

“We appreciate that Mexico, pursuing its national interests, in the current very contradictory and difficult geopolitical circumstances, takes a very balanced position, does not join the anti-Russian sanctions and continues to develop constructive cooperation with us,” the diplomat said, adding that Russia, for its part, “is open to such cooperation in all areas,” TASS reports.

“Mexico is increasingly opening doors to partnership with China, to investments and mutually beneficial economic projects with China. Mexico does not deny business cooperation with the United States, its authorities are ready to cooperate with official Washington in the fight against crime, drug trafficking, education and health care. But Mexico will no longer be the backyard of the US.

The position of a subordinate in dealing with the United States is not acceptable for our country. Only on equal terms!” — this is the hard position of the new president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.

Of course, official Washington will not give up Mexico without a fight. Moreover, to fight for supremacy over this territory, not only protest movements, information warfare tools, economic pressure, but also drug cartels will be involved, whose threads lead to the corridors of American power.

“One of Mexico’s most serious problems is the endless wars waged by drug cartels, also for political influence in the country. Mexico has been on the list of countries with the highest murder rate for years. In addition, all population groups are victims. Sheinbaum will also have to deal with this problem. One thing is clear: the United States can no longer claim a monopoly in Mexico. It is possible to compete with China, but the United States does not have the economic resources to defeat it. And most importantly, there is no unifying idea. Latin America is on the verge of global changes, also in terms of changing the vector of geopolitical attraction. And Mexico is no exception,” says the political scientist Tatyana Poloskova.