Trump’s immigration and drug issues highlighted 5 months before U.S. presidential election,
Claudia Sheinbaum, candidate for the ruling left-wing National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in Mexico City’s Zocalo Square on the last campaign rally held in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 29, 2024. 2024.05.30/News1 ⓒ Reuters=News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Jo So-young,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Shin Ki-rim = In Mexico, the second largest economy in South America, a historic presidential election will be held, with the outline of the winner being revealed on the 3rd when preliminary voting results are announced. 100 million voters will cast their votes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 2nd.’,
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, ‘The first official preliminary vote results are expected to be announced at 10 p.m. local time on the 2nd, 1 p.m. Korea time on the 3rd. The President of Mexico can serve a single six-year term. The winner of this election will take office on October 1 and the term of the first administration will last until 2030.’,
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, ‘In this election to select the president who will lead Mexico into a new political era, where both the first and second-place frontrunners are female, it is certain that Mexico’s first female president will be established.’,
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, ‘The two female candidates are Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling left-wing party MORENA and Sochil Galves, a senator from the centrist National Action Party. In pre-election polls, Sheinbaum is leading Galves by 20 percentage points, making her victory likely.’,
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, ‘This election, which involves over 20,000 positions, including Mexico City mayor, congressional seats, and senate seats, is noteworthy for its potential to shape the next president’s term and policy agenda.’,
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, ‘This Mexican election is also important in the context of the upcoming U.S. presidential election just a few months away. Sheinbaum, who is leading in polls, is a 61-year-old climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, planning to continue the promises of the current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, elected in 2018.’,
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, ‘According to Reuters, Sheinbaum’s party MORENA still enjoys great popularity thanks to strong welfare policies for the poor. However, the next president will face challenges such as a conciliatory approach to drug cartels and expensive infrastructure projects left by the current president amid tensions with major trading partners like the U.S. and Canada.’,
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, ‘The new president will likely face pressure to cooperate with the U.S. on major issues such as the production of powerful synthetic drugs by Mexican cartels and immigration.’,
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, “There are also concerns that if Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, relations between Mexico and the U.S. could deteriorate once again. Trump has announced plans to deploy special forces to combat Mexican drug cartels and has referred to Mexicans as ‘rapists,’ pushing for the construction of a border wall between the two countries.”,
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, ‘During his term, Trump also signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement, which included stricter labor rights and regulations for automobiles.’,
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, ‘There are several key issues under the USMCA, including the impact of Mexico’s energy sector reforms on international companies and Mexico’s law restricting the use of genetically modified corn. The next Mexican president will need to resolve these disputes through the USMCA review scheduled for 2026.’,