I, Claudia: Mexico’s new leader
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected Mexico’s first female president. Now the real fight begins: crime is rocketing, corruption is rampant and the country is divided. Hurricane season has arrived in the Atlantic, and America’s coastal states are braced for a stormy one—thanks to forces both natural and man-linked (11:02). And introducing the new co-host of “The Intelligence” (20:11).
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| 1:01.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:08.9 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.3 | And I'm Rosie Bloor. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:23.3 | Well, hello, Rosie. The Atlantic hurricane season has just begun, |
| 1:28.1 | and if the forecasts are to be believed, |
| 1:30.3 | there will be plenty of big storms ahead. |
| 1:32.9 | We look at the climatic conditions that together make this an unusually dangerous year. |
| 1:39.7 | And in one of the more awkward moments of my journalistic career, |
| 1:43.5 | I become the subject of a piece. |
| 1:45.8 | Thankfully, only briefly, to say hello as your new co-host of the intelligence. |
| 2:00.3 | But first |
| 2:01.6 | Mexico has elected its first |
| 2:03.6 | Mexico has elected its first female president. |
| 2:35.5 | Early results suggest Claudia Seinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico city from the ruling Morena party, has won around 60% of the vote. |
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