Mexico’s first female president will soon take office – her first challenge is to escape the shadow of her predecessor

By Jessica Wax-Edwards, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University College Cork

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (more commonly known by his initials, Amlo) will step down from Mexico’s presidency on September 30, making way for his protégée and the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Considered a “messianic” leader by some, the nation’s grandpa by others, and “a danger for Mexico” by his detractors, Amlo is a truly polarising figure. Nevertheless, his standout legacy may be…

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