Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s newly elected president and the first woman to win the job. The former mayor of Mexico City is on track to win the race with nearly 59% of the vote, a milestone in a country filled with gender-based violence and misogyny.
Prior to Sheinbaum’s win, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico posted a general warning about demonstrations that would be taking place before, during and after the elections. In the warning, they advised that in the past, some demonstrations have turned violent and offered three actions to take.
First was to avoid areas around protests and demonstrations, second was to monitor media
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