The inauguration of Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is happening in Mexico City on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
The event is historic — Sheinbaum will be Mexico’s first woman president and the first of Jewish heritage. Just hours before the inauguration, Sheinbaum revealed the Mexican Government’s new emblem on her official X account.
“A young Mexican woman will be the emblem of the Mexican Government. Here I share the image with you,” she wrote.
Una joven mexicana será el emblema del Gobierno de México. Aquí les comparto la imagen. pic.twitter.com/KTph2sWkG3
— Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) October 1, 2024
Several news outlets will be covering the event, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. MT/9 a.m. CT at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro.
Sheinbaum thanks AMLO for his guidance
After accepting the Presidential Sash, Sheinbaum offered some words of gratitude to former President López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO.
“He who initiated the peaceful return of the Fourth Transformation of public life in Mexico. You have asked us on several occasions not to reveal busts or put your name on streets, avenues or neighborhoods, nor monuments or make large tributes, but it is not necessary because you will always be in the heart of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said.
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum embrace on the day of her swearing-in ceremony as new Mexican President at the Congress, in Mexico City, Mexico, October 1, 2024.
She bid him farewell from a life in politics, as López Obrador repeatedly stated that he would retire to his family home after his term ended.
“Today we return the gratitude. Thank you forever, brother, friend, companion, AMLO.”
— Nadia Cantú
Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico’s first female president
“Honorable Congress of the Union, people of Mexico, I swear to uphold and enforce the political constancy of the United Mexican States and the laws that emanate from it, and to loyally and patriotically perform the office of President of the Republic, the people have granted me, looking out for the good of the people and if the nation so wishes, let it be demanded of me,” said Sheinbaum.
Afterward, to an ovation, former President López Obrador exchanged the presidential sash, while shouts in unison of “President, President” and “Long live Mexico” could be heard throughout the hall.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hands the sash during Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum’s swearing-in ceremony as President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico Norma Pina looks on, at the Congress, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 1, 2024.
“Good morning to all of you… I greet and thank the representatives of 105 countries that are with us today, it is a reflection of Mexico’s commitment to the international community and the friendship that unites us in all the peoples of the world,” said Sheinbaum.
Source: OEM
