{
  "id": 11238451,
  "title": "After 2 years in office, how has Claudia Sheinbaum changed Mexico?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/after-2-years-in-office-how-has-claudia-sheinbaum-changed-mexico",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/after-2-years-in-office-how-has-claudia-sheinbaum-changed-mexico/a-79506055?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "In just two years as Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum has largely followed the political agenda of her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. However, she has had to face a range of challenges beyond Mexico's borders, including drug cartel violence and political pressure from US President Donald Trump.\n\nSheinbaum has reported some progress in Mexico's security situation, with a 51% drop in the daily homicide rate since 2024. Yet, the extent to which this decline can be credited to her administration is debated. While the Mexican Institute of Human Rights and Democracy acknowledges improvements, other groups question the link to Sheinbaum's policies. Meanwhile, kidnapping cases have risen by 127% in the past decade, and femicide is up by 53%.\n\nSheinbaum's government has struggled to address the issue of missing persons, with the national register reporting 135,271 missing persons as of June 2026, an increase from around 115,000 at the start of her presidency. Displacement due to violence has forced around 1.6 million people to change their residences in Mexico between 2020 and 2025.\n\nIn terms of corruption, the government has been focusing on links between federal employees and organized crime. Operation Enjambre led to the arrest of over 100 public officials, including mayors and police commanders. However, critics argue the government has selectively targeted corruption, with no incumbents or former governors of Sheinbaum's party facing prosecution.\n\nSheinbaum's administration is working on reforms to tackle corruption and has announced plans for a nationwide law against femicide. However, progress on human rights concerns remains mixed, with improvements in minimum wage and government benefits for vulnerable groups, but ongoing attacks on human rights defenders and journalists, as well as issues with Indigenous and rural communities' input on major projects.",
  "summary": "Two years after taking office as Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum can take credit for a lower homicide rate and improved social benefits. But violence and corruption persist.",
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        "title": "After 2 years in office, how has Claudia Sheinbaum changed Mexico?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/after-2-years-in-office-how-has-claudia-sheinbaum-changed-mexico-11241641",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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