Claudia Sheinbaum will take office as Mexico’s new president next week, on October 1, 2024. Often described as a technocrat, she also supports some of current President AMLO’s more controversial policies, such as the judicial reform that was just approved. In this episode Vanessa Rubio, a professor at the London School of Economics and a former senator and deputy minister, shares what she expects from Sheinbaum’s government. Rubio argues her administration will take shape as a new blend—one that could be deemed “techno-populist.”
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Guest:
Vanessa Rubio is professor of practice at the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) and senior advisor at McLarty Associates. Rubio is a former senator in Mexico and three times deputy minister: finance, foreign affairs and social development.
Host:
Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly
If you’d like to know more:
How Claudia Sheinbaum Will Be Different From AMLO by Viri Ríos
Mexico-U.S. Relations Will Test Sheinbaum From the Start by Brenda Stephan
In Mexico, the Presidential “Dedazo” Is Weaker Than It Seems by Alex González Ormerod
REACTION: Sheinbaum’s Unexpectedly Big Landslide in Mexico by AQ editors
Mexico’s Post-Election Fiscal Reality Check by Carlos Ramírez Fuentes