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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president

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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president

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| El Paso Times

Claudia Sheinbaum will take office as Mexico's first female president on Tuesday, October 1st. The 62-year-old is also the first of Jewish descent.

Before her election, the Mexican president was sworn into office on December 1st – about five months after the presidential election.

She is a representative of the ruling Morena party and will succeed Andres Manuel López Obrador, who won the presidency on his third attempt in 2018.

Sheinbaum will serve a six-year term ending in 2030.

Sheinbaum ceremoniously sworn in

The ceremony will take place as part of a general session of Congress at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City. It is scheduled to begin around 9 a.m. in the lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies.

It is a beautiful ceremony showcasing the Mexican flag, sash and presidential coat of arms. At the end, Mexican participants and foreign guests will stand for the performance of the Mexican national anthem.

Sheinbaum and others are expected to speak at a ceremony that could last several hours.

Mexico's presidential sash

President López Obrador is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony. Like everyone before him, he will wear the red, green and white presidential sash, which will be the last time he wears it.

López Obrador will hand over the sash to Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández, president of the policy committee of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and deputy of the Morena party.

Martínez will then present Sheinbaum with the sash, an important symbol of the power and responsibility of the Mexican president.

Presidential sashes are common in many countries, particularly in Latin America.

US Presidential Delegation

President Joe Biden will not attend Sheinbaum's inauguration, but first lady Jill Biden will lead a U.S. delegation that includes several Cabinet and diplomatic members.

Here are the members of the presidential delegation:

  • Ken Salazar, US Ambassador to Mexico
  • Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security
  • Isabel Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the US Small Business Administration
  • Chris Murphy, United States Senator, Connecticut
  • U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., and chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
  • Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President and White House Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor
  • Carlos Elizondo, deputy assistant to the president and White House social secretary
  • Regina Romero, Mayor of Tucson, Arizona

The Mexican President's oath of office

Upon taking office, the new president takes the following oath before the Mexican Congress, as required by the Mexican Constitution.

The oath is:

“I swear to observe and uphold the political constitution of the United Mexican States and the laws ensuing therefrom, and to loyally and patriotically exercise the office of President of the Republic entrusted to me by the people, in order to achieve the welfare and prosperity of the country.” ; and if I fail to fulfill these obligations, let the nation demand it of me.”

Age of Claudia Sheinbaum

She is 62 years old.

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