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Claudia Sheinbaum stepped into this week at the center of national attention, both for urgent crisis management and bold new initiatives. Delivering a major press conference Monday, she directly addressed Mexico’s worst flooding in recent years, which has claimed at least 64 lives and left 65 missing across Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, and Querétaro. Mexico News Daily reports that Sheinbaum assured the public there are ample government resources to assist all flood victims, noting 19 billion pesos earmarked for disaster relief and only a fraction spent to date. Confronted by frustrated residents during a recent visit to Poza Rica, Sheinbaum left her vehicle to listen to demands for more support and promised no family would be left behind. She didn’t dodge criticism about the speed or sufficiency of early warnings but insisted the rains were unforeseeable in their intensity, citing experts’ explanations that multiple weather systems collided to cause this tragedy.
Still drenched in crisis management, Sheinbaum also made headlines by declining to attend the 10th Summit of the Americas in Punta Cana, as covered by Dominican Today and Al Mayadeen. She criticized the summit’s host for excluding Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and declared such exclusions unacceptable for true dialogue. Sheinbaum cited the flood emergency as her primary reason for staying in Mexico but also made her opposition to regional exclusions crystal clear.
On the business front, Mexico News Daily recaps Sheinbaum’s recent high-profile meeting with CEOs from the World Economic Forum, BlackRock, and Salesforce. She outlined “Plan México,” a sweeping economic strategy designed to push Mexico into the world’s top ten economies, reduce reliance on Asian imports, and create over a million jobs. The plan emphasizes food and energy sovereignty and attracting foreign investment, drawing sharply increased government revenue over the past nine months—up 9.1% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, Sheinbaum waved a cultural flag by launching the “México Canta for Peace and Against Addictions” tour, Revista Migrante details. Running November through December in both Mexico and the United States, the project stages concerts and school performances to promote music with positive messages—deliberately steering youth away from lyrics that glorify violence or drug use.
Sheinbaum’s stance on safeguarding national sovereignty also stayed consistent. According to Latin Times, she recently reaffirmed Mexico’s categorical rejection of any foreign military strikes on its soil, rebuffing rumors and speculation about U.S. intervention against cartels as unnecessary and sovereign-violating.
On the international spotlight, Sheinbaum was asked about Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Cibercuba reports she simply replied “No comments,” a stance noted for its alignment with other left-leaning Latin American governments, contrasting with much of the global democratic celebration.
Social media buzzed last week with rumors about an “anti-meme law,” but debunking reports like Threads clarified that Sheinbaum is not banning memes—she’s been falsely accused, with no such law in sight.
And in a moment showcasing her reach beyond politics, Greek Reporter highlights Sheinbaum’s launch of the “Mujeres del maíz” initiative, a program running through December designed to celebrate and vindicate women prominent in Mesoamerican history.
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