Articles on Mexico politics

June 3, 2024

Mexico elects first female president − but will that improve the lot of country’s women?

Xavier Medina Vidal, University of Texas at Arlington and Christopher Chambers-Ju, University of Texas at Arlington

After historic win, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will face pressure to address her country’s gender violence.

May 31, 2024

Rosario Aguilar, Newcastle University

Mexico will elect its first woman president on Sunday.

March 3, 2023

Rosario Aguilar, Newcastle University

Many Mexicans fear that the democratic safeguards set up after decades of authoritarian rule are being undermined.

Rosario Aguilar
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Newcastle University
Xavier Medina Vidal
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Arlington
Christopher Chambers-Ju
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington