Mexico’s first female president

Current Context : Claudia Sheinbaum (61-year-old), has been elected as the first female president of  Mexico.

She is a climate activist and former mayor of Mexico City.

Sheinbaum is also the first Jew leader to become the president of Mexico.

ABOUT MEXICO

• Mexico is a federal country with 31 states.
• The President is the head of the executive branch of the government, according to the Mexican Constitution of 1917.
• The President is directly elected by the people for a six-year term.
• A person can become president only once in Mexico.
• There is no provision for a vice president.