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Claudia Sheinbaum claims the “popular mandate” of being elected the “first president with a”
Claudia Sheinbaum claimed this Thursday the “popular mandate” of being the “first president with a” of Mexico when she received from the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF) her proof of elected president, a position that she will assume on October 1.
“It is the first time in 200 years of the Republic that a woman, president, with a receives the recognition of elected president,” she said during the ceremony in which she received her record that accredits her as the next president of the country.
The former head of government of Mexico City (2018-2023), who officially won a record of almost 36 million votes, about 60% of the total in the June 2 elections, emphasized that she does not assume the victory as an “individual achievement.”
“As I have said on other occasions, I do not assume it only as an individual triumph or as a personal effort. Today is already marked in the history of Mexico, I didn’t arrive alone, we all arrived,” she said.
He said the heroines of the homeland that “they have made this high recognition possible.”
The Court delivered this record after declaring on Wednesday the validity of the election, not cancelling a single vote and discarding all the challenges presented by the opposition that called for the nullity of the elections due to the alleged interference of the current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and drug trafficking.
In his speech, Sheinbaum stated that she arrives “nourished” and “full of the strength” that comes from the ancestors, grandmothers, mothers, daughters and granddaughters.
“Today we all arrived and with that I pledge to fight to continue building equality and freedom for all Mexican women, especially for the most vulnerable, and to take care, as women do, responsibly, of the future of our homeland,” he said.
He stressed that the vote of June 2, where the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and its allies maintained the preferences of the electorate, has several meanings, among them, the fact that people have chosen to continue with an “honest government” and “results.”
“In other other ways, most citizens do not want governments to return to the service of a few or arrogance or influence, they do not want corruption or privileges to return, that is the mandate of the people of Mexico and it is up to us to continue to make it a reality,” he concluded.
He also pointed out that he will continue to build a free Mexico, of well-being, of rights, of peace, independent, sovereign, democratic and where freedom of expression, assembly, press and mobilization is respected.
“There is no full freedom when there is no welfare and rights, that is, the freedom of the one who must cross kilometers to migrate because of poverty is false. The freedom of purchasing power with a hunger wage or the freedom to end the planet is also false, that is a false freedom,” he said.
The next president also promised to provide social, environmental and, especially, justice for women.
In addition, he said that he will act with “honesty, responsibility, respecting the independence of the powers” and that he will govern for all people.
“No one should fear anything, on the contrary, the future is promising, we are a country of an extraordinary, unique, wonderful people, we will be at the height of the circumstances and our beautiful and glorious people,” he said.
Finally, he promised not to disappoint and to put all his “effort, knowledge, heart, effort and will.”
“And even life itself to serve my homeland and my people,” he concluded.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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