Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to become Mexico’s next president. With a history of political activism, she aims to step out of President AMLO’s shadow and address challenges in a nation plagued by violence and instability.
Fuming, Claudia Sheinbaum was.
The presidential candidate started her party's primary last summer with a sizable lead in the polls. However, several of the supporters of her main challenger stopped her one afternoon as she was checking into a hotel for a meeting, shouting that the contest had been rigged.
Normally unflappable, Sheinbaum strode inside and reprimanded Alfonso Durazo, the Morena party executive in charge of organizing the primaries.
"Wherever I arrive, I want to be respected," she said, gesturing toward the table. “Do you understand?”
The moment was caught on camera and went viral. TV journalist Joaquin López-Dóriga remarked, "We'd never seen Claudia Sheinbaum this way, with this strong character, this anger."
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