Baker Briefing: Claudia Sheinbaum and AMLO’s Looming Shadow
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Tony Payan
Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies | Director, Center for the U.S. and MexicoDavid M. Satterfield
Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy | Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public PolicyLate last month, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico announced a “pause” in relations with the U.S. embassy. These latest tensions between the two countries came after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar criticized López Obrador’s proposed judicial reforms, which include electing judges by popular vote. Salazar called this measure “a major risk to the functioning of Mexico’s democracy.”
When Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador’s protégé, takes office on Oct. 1, she will inherit the strained relationship with the U.S. and a host of other challenges facing Mexico. Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, joined Baker Briefing to discuss the issues setting the backdrop for the new Sheinbaum administration and how she may — or may not — diverge from López Obrador’s playbook.
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This conversation was recorded on Sept. 4, 2024. A transcript of this episode is available here. This text was AI-generated and has not been through editorial review.
Discussants
Tony Payan, Ph.D.
Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and Director, Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute
The Honorable David M. Satterfield
Director, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy
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