EPISODE · May 31, 2024 · 48 MIN
What to Expect From Mexico’s Elections
from Foreign Policy Live · host Foreign Policy
The presidential election in Mexico this weekend will likely result in the country’s first female president. It’s an open question, however, whether the front-runner in the polls and expected winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will carry on the policies of her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Former Mexican Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhán joins Ravi Agrawal to analyze López Obrador’s legacy and how Mexico’s next leader may or may not enact different policies. Suggested reading: Christina Lu: Mexico’s Historic Elections, Explained Ana Sofía Rodríguez Everaert: The Woman Inheriting AMLO’s Revolution Isidro Morales: Mexico’s Next Leader Has an Energy Problem Connor Pfeiffer and Ryan C. Berg: Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The presidential election in Mexico this weekend will likely result in the country’s first female president. It’s an open question, however, whether the front-runner in the polls and expected winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will carry on the policies of her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Former Mexican Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhán joins Ravi Agrawal to analyze López Obrador’s legacy and how Mexico’s next leader may or may not enact different policies. Suggested reading: Christina Lu: Mexico’s Historic Elections, Explained Ana Sofía Rodríguez Everaert: The Woman Inheriting AMLO’s Revolution Isidro Morales: Mexico’s Next Leader Has an Energy Problem Connor Pfeiffer and Ryan C. Berg: Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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