It's women's time now.

On October 1, Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in, becoming the first female head of state in the history of her country as well as the North American region.

Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was sworn in on October 1 in Mexico City. (Source: Reuters)

According to Al Jazeera , Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum, 62-year-old climate scientist and former Mayor of Mexico City, will serve a 6-year term to lead the country, ending in 2030.

Opening her speech as head of state, President Sheinbaum stated that as a mother, a grandmother, a scientist and a woman of faith, she will accompany the Mexican people in their efforts to improve the rights and status of women - who are often disadvantaged in society.

During her inauguration ceremony held solemnly in the capital Mexico City, she declared: "Now is the time of transformation, now is the time of women".

The first female head of state of North America affirmed that during her term, she will focus on social security policies, poverty reduction and economic stability, including controlling gasoline and food prices, expanding support programs for women and children, supporting business investment, building housing and the railway system.

Regarding investment attraction, President Sheinbaum emphasized that domestic and international businesses are completely confident in the Mexican market.

Her government will apply the best investment incentives and prepare infrastructure to welcome new investment waves, so that Latin America's second largest economy continues to be a safe destination for international investors.

Regarding efforts to prevent and repel the activities of drug gangs that are currently controlling many areas in Mexico, the new President affirmed that he will not allow irresponsibility in this fierce war and that the North American country will step up intelligence and investigation activities to improve the effectiveness of crime suppression.

In June, the National Electoral Institute (INE) announced the official vote count results showing that in the general election on June 2, with 59.7% of the votes, Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum won, far surpassing the two remaining opponents, Ms. Xóchitl Gálvez and Mr. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, with 27.4% and 10.4% of the votes, respectively.

In addition, also according to INE, with a gap of 32.3 percentage points compared to her closest rival, candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, Ms. Sheinbaum also became the President-elect who received the most votes in Mexican history.

Ms. Sheinbaum, born in 1962, is an environmental scientist who worked at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - the organization that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Before running for election, Ms. Sheinbaum was Mayor of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023.

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