Presidential election in Mexico Sunday {Claudia Sheinbaum won}

[Dr_Paprika]

Mexico has a complicated relationship to women. There is widespread sexism and some severe violence, yet women are revered as matriarchs and trusted in positions of authority.

Gender parity in all three branches of government is a constitution requirement in Mexico since 2019. Half of the legislature, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the leaders of both Houses of Congress, the Central Bank Governor and Ministers of the interior, economy, education, public security and foreign relations are all female.

[Dr_Paprika]

This article is interesting. (Gift link.)

Opinion: Let’s hope that Mexico’s president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is less...

[Dr_Paprika]

@Dr_Paprika

Mexico has a complicated relationship to women. There is widespread sexism and some severe violence, yet women are revered as matriarchs and trusted in positions of authority.

Gender parity in all three branches of government is a constitution requirement in Mexico since 2019. Half of the legislature, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the leaders of both Houses of Congress, the Central Bank Governor and Ministers of the interior, economy, education, public security and foreign relations are all female.

Note that the number of female legislators in the US is around 30%. Just sayin’.

[Topologist]

@Dr_Paprika

This article is interesting. (Gift link.)

Here’s another, pessimistic, article from The Atlantic. (Gift link good for 14 days.)

The Failing State Next Door

It goes into more detail about the relationship between López Obrador and the organized crime gangs carrying out most of the violence.

[PhillyGuy]

@JRDelirious

As to crime per se Sheinbaum’s term as Mexico City mayor saw a sharp deop in violent crimes and that was a major part of her campaign.

So she says:

Is Mexico City’s plummeting murder rate too good to be true?

Her party’s position is that crime is down nationally, so there is no need for a big crackdown. The policy may be wise, but it is not unusual for crime statistics to be politicized.

Mexico’s election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for local office in central Puebla state was murdered on Friday at a political rally, taking the number of assassinated candidates to 37 ahead of Sunday’s vote.

In addition to the crime crisis, leading politicians in a neighboring country are threatening invasion:

Democrats reject Republican calls to declare a war against cartels in Mexico

I would not want her job!

[PhillyGuy]

@Topologist

Here’s another, pessimistic, article from The Atlantic. (Gift link good for 14 days.)

Yes, that sure is pessimistic.

Where I live, there are a great many immigrants from one of the highest crime rate states in Mexico. I went to a grandchild’s bilingual preschool graduation on Friday night and most of the children had Mexican-sounding names. And our local crime rate is about the lowest in Pennsylvania.

I’m not sure who to blame. But I will say that Americans buying illegal drugs, for personal use, fund terrible criminal activity in Mexico. Do not do it.

More of the real Mexico:

Mexican president claims that criminal groups are 'respectful' and 'respect...

[DSeid]

The number of missing persons and the relative blind eye to the issue has also been tragic under AMLO.

Full article not even needed.

AMLO is trying to bury the tragedy of Mexico’s missing people

Hopefully Sheinbaum does better

[Dr_Paprika]

I can tell you many Mexicans are concerned. But few think any party would drastically improve things. Some put their hopes in the military, which has a mixed record at best.