Latin American leaders are celebrating Claudia Sheinbaum’s projected win as Mexico’s president with leaders referencing a common theme — that her appointment would hopefully see strengthened relationships between countries on the continent.
Sheinbaum will face several challenges, including security, organized crime, energy and immigration, and would also set the tone for the pivotal US-Mexico bilateral relationship.
- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a post on X: “We wish her success in her management, the first for a woman in that position.”
- Honduran President Xiomara Castro extended her “sincere congratulations” to Sheinbaum, “as the first female president of Honduras” on X. Castro said she spoke to Sheinbaum following her victory and agreed “to work together for the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called her win a “great victory for the Great Homeland. I hug you! Long live Mexico!”
- Bolivian President Luis Arce congratulated her on X and added that they “salute salute all the Mexican people for their democratic vocation and broad participation in the electoral process.”
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro described Sheinbaum’s appointment as “a triumph for the Mexican people and for their democracy.”
- Costa Rica‘s presidency referred to the two countries as “brother countries” and congratulated Sheinbaum on her appointment.