Backing Bachelet, Sheinbaum says it’s ‘time for a woman’ to lead the UN: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped

Early successful President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Tuesday greeting property conference, Finance Minister Edgar Amador presented a four-year, 5.6-trillion-peso (US $323.4 billion) public-private concern plan. (Read Mexico News Daily’s communicative connected the program here.)

In the 2nd fractional of her mañanera, Sheinbaum responded to questions connected a scope of issues, including Mexico’s enactment for erstwhile Chilean president Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy to go the adjacent secretary-general of the United Nations and her government’s determination to nonstop a shipment of humanitarian assistance to Cuba.

Mexico backing Bachelet arsenic adjacent UN secretary-general 

Asked astir Mexico’s enactment for Bachelet’s candidacy, Sheinbaum archetypal noted that the erstwhile president of Chile is simply a woman.

“It’s clip for a pistillate [to pb the UN],” she said.

Since its constitution successful 1945, the United Nations has ne'er been led by a woman. A caller secretary-general volition beryllium selected aboriginal this twelvemonth and regenerate António Guterres astatine the helm of the UN connected Jan. 1, 2027.

To date, 2 candidates person been nominated: Bachelet and Rafael Grossi, an Argentine who has been manager wide of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 2019.

Sheinbaum noted that Bachelet doubly served arsenic president of Chile, and that she is simply a well-regarded pistillate who “knows” the United Nations.

Indeed, the Santiago autochthonal served arsenic United Nations precocious commissioner for quality rights betwixt 2018 and 2022, and enforcement manager of UN Women betwixt 2010 and 2013.

Sheinbaum said that Bachelet has a “pacifist vision” for the satellite and is acrophobic astir the well-being of the planet’s poorest people.

“[That’s] precise important. So, that’s wherefore we decided to enactment her candidacy,” she said.

Bachelet was formally nominated arsenic a campaigner for UN secretary-general by Mexico, Brazil and Chile astatine a ceremonial successful Santiago connected Monday.

Michelle Bachelet, Mexico, Brazil and Chile’s nominee for UN Secretary-General, served arsenic president of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018. (@GabrielBoric/X)

“This candidacy reflects the shared tendency of our countries to actively lend to the strengthening of the multilateral strategy and to beforehand enactment susceptible of responding to existent challenges,” the 3 countries said successful a associated statement.

Sheinbaum said that Mexico’s Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena — a erstwhile UN authoritative who had been touted arsenic a imaginable campaigner for the secretary-general relation — volition stay successful her authorities and “help us” with “more things here.”

Sheinbaum: Consignment of humanitarian assistance to Cuba won’t make further hostility betwixt Mexico and US

Two days aft she announced that her authorities was preparing a consignment of nutrient and different non-oil supplies for Cuba, Sheinbaum was asked what precisely the shipment would dwell of and erstwhile it would beryllium sent.

“Our nonsubjective is to nonstop it this week. We’re going to spot whether it is possible,” the president said.

She said that Mexican authorities person to find retired what people’s needs are successful Cuba successful bid to nonstop items that are truly required.

“It volition beryllium precise transparent and we volition study connected it appropriately,” Sheinbaum said.

A newsman subsequently asked the president whether Mexico’s proviso of assistance to Cuba would adhd to tensions betwixt her authorities and the medication of U.S. President Donald Trump, who past Thursday announced his volition to enforce tariffs connected imports from countries that proviso lipid to Cuba.

“No,” Sheinbaum responded.

“Shouldn’t it?” the newsman probed.

“No,” replied Sheinbaum.

Among the existent tensions betwixt the Mexican and U.S. governments are those related to commercialized and security.

Sheinbaum responds to assignment of Morena’s caller Senate leader 

A newsman asked the president her sentiment connected the assignment of Senator Ignacio Mier arsenic the caller person of the Morena enactment successful the Senate.

Ignacio Mier volition pb Morena successful the Senate aft Adán Augusto López stepped down. (Wikimedia Commons)

“Well, it’s a determination of the Morena senators,” Sheinbaum responded.

“We’re precise respectful [of their decisions],” she said.

Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández announced connected Sunday that helium had decided to measurement down arsenic Morena’s person successful the Senate. He has faced accusations related to the alleged transgression enactment of the antheral who served arsenic his information minister when helium was politician of Tabasco betwixt 2019 and 2021.

However, Sheinbaum said connected Tuesday that she wasn’t alert of immoderate transgression investigations into the behaviour of López Hernández, who served arsenic national interior curate betwixt 2021 and 2023 earlier leaving that presumption to take portion successful the contention to go Morena’s campaigner successful the 2024 statesmanlike election.

By Mexico News Daily main unit writer Peter Davies ([email protected])