The biggest problems Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum is facing | DW News

Claudia Sheinbaum has swept to victory in Mexico's presidential election, making history as the first woman to hold the office. As the hand-picked successor of leftist president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City was always favorite to win. The president-elect faces some big challenges, including migration, relations with the United States, and the country's rampant drugs-related violence.

For more on this, we talk to Jason Marczak. He is senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and joins us from Washington DC.

We talk to Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the United States and now president of the consulting group Sarukhan & Associates.

And we talk to Gema Kloppe-Santamaría. She is an Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, at George Washington University.

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[mexicanpepelife]

having the worlds number #1 consumer as a neighbor makes it impossible.

[danielsmata]

US needs to stop it's drug addiction problem

[fertavira]

Solution: reduce US consumption, arrest American cartels and stop Gun trafficking to Mexico.

[Pablo-qoke]

The cartel has a #1 customer: the US
The cartel has a #1 gun dealer: the US, ,,The cartel has a big sponsor

[raggazo]

HOW? IS THIS A JOKE ??
1. Stop illegal guns coming from the us
2. Decrease consumption of narcotics
3. Retain the huge amounts of washed money in Mexico’s northern neighbor
4. Enhance mental health in the US

[jaimeortiz]

Tell the US to cure drug addiction first, then the problem goes away .

[Andariego]

EE.UU. must stop the demand for drugs, the real war is in the country, not outside

[matthewandrew]

Improve education and healthcare. Improve salaries of teachers, police officers, nurses, doctors. Motivate people to be better rather than falling into gangs and cartels. 🇲🇽

[happymelon]

Largest market next door ...
The U$A population only accounts for 5% of the global population, but consumes 80% of the world's opioids, and so far the U$ has no permanent control of fentanyl-like substances.

[dundXIII]

Noone talks about the USA kingpins. Makes no sense.

[amartinez]

How about stopping the flow of illegal weapons and maybe and just maybe taking care of your addictions on your side of the border?

[fastwheels]

She has her work cut out for her. I pray for Mexico and there sucess as a nation.

[maggiearaiza]

Our biggest problem is the USA GOVERNMENT needs to funding the Cartels that's the problem. Some y'all need to learn more about the streets then books📚

[hjsrfpn]

I was waiting for him to answer because there's a drug problem in the US to the question why is there a cartel problem in Mexico? 😅😅

[FM-kidl]

The drug problem is very simple...it starts with the demand not the supply😮

[Diogenesk]

Did she say 30 candidates were assassinated in this campaign??

[sapiomancer]

If youbdont think the US makes CERTAIN the cartels exist, then Ive got some beachfront property in Arkansas id like to talk to you about. Beautiful views of the sandy beaches....

And gender based violence is NOT an issue in Mexico anymore than it is here. Im a dual citizen. These are talking points

[ng]

Worry about how to stop crime in United States

[ianlaughlin]

They rolled right over that, more than 30 assassinations! Let's talk about that for a minute.

[Fetltox]

She said what ….galvez??? 😂😂😂😂 omg I died 😂😂😂