At 11:50 CST on 2 June 2024, Sheinbaum was projected the winner by the National Electoral Institute's quick count.[5] Subsequent district-level tallies confirmed her victory by a wide margin, with Sheinbaum receiving 59.76% of the vote, carrying 31 of the country’s 32 states, and securing the highest number of votes ever recorded for a presidential candidate in Mexico, as well as the largest vote share since free and fair elections began in Mexico.[6]
Transition period
Following her electoral victory, Sheinbaum began outlining her presidential transition, holding meetings with outgoing president López Obrador to discuss legislative priorities for the opening months of her administration.[7] During the transition period, she announced her cabinet appointments in phases, met with governors and governors-elect to coordinate priorities for the 2025 federal budget, and confirmed her intention to continue López Obrador’s daily morning press conferences, known as mañaneras.[8][9][10]
Inauguration
Andrés Manuel López Obrador hands the presidential sash to Ifigenia Martínez, who then presents it to Sheinbaum during her inauguration.
On 1 October 2024 at 11:31 CST, Sheinbaum took the oath of office as outlined in Article 87 of the Mexican Constitution. At the main podium, she was accompanied by Gerardo Fernández Noroña, the President of the Senate; Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the outgoing president; Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández, the President of the Chamber of Deputies; and Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice. The officials were flanked by female cadets representing each branch of the armed forces, drawn from the Heroic Military Academy, the Escuela Militar de Aviación, and the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar. Following the oath, Martínez y Hernández placed the presidential sash on Sheinbaum, who then delivered an inaugural address to Congress in which she thanked her predecessor, noted the historic significance of her election as the country’s first woman president, pledged to maintain responsible fiscal policies, and sought to reassure foreign investors.[11][12]
The inauguration was attended by 105 foreign representatives, including delegates of international organizations. Among the foreign dignitaries present were the following heads of state and government:[13]
Other notable attendees included former German president Christian Wulff, and US first lady Jill Biden. King Felipe VI of Spain was controversially not invited, with Sheinbaum citing his failure to respond to López Obrador's 2019 letter requesting an apology for the abuses committed during the Spanish conquest. This prompted a boycott by the Spanish government.[14]
On 28 November 2024, Sheinbaum enacted a reform to the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration that created three new federal entities and reorganized an existing one.[23] The Secretariat of Women replaced the National Institute for Women[es], assuming responsibility for coordinating federal policy on gender equality, the prevention of gender-based violence, and the protection of women’s rights.[24] The Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation succeeded the National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies (CONAHCYT), taking over the planning and coordination of national public policy in scientific research, technological development, and innovation.[24] The Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency was established to concentrate federal digital government functions, including the modernization of administrative procedures and the coordination of telecommunications and digital public services.[24] The reform also replaced the Secretariat of the Civil Service with the Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Governance, expanding its role to include the design and coordination of federal anti-corruption policy, oversight of public administration, and the promotion of transparency and accountability.[23]
Domestic affairs
Crime and the drug war
Sheinbaum receives a military salute from Ricardo Trevilla (left) and Raymundo Morales (right), both seen from behind, on 26 July 2025.
Sheinbaum’s security strategy is built around four core pillars: addressing the root causes of violence, strengthening the National Guard, enhancing intelligence and investigative capabilities, and maintaining constant communication between the security cabinet and the country's federative entities. She appointed Omar García Harfuch to head the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection's (SSCP), a role he previously held in her Mexico City cabinet. Her administration adopted a more hard-handed approach toward organized crime, with the SSCP going after organized crime's logistical networks and "violence generators",[25][26] marking a departure from López Obrador's "hugs, not bullets" strategy.[27][28][29]
Legislation
On 31 December 2024, Sheinbaum promulgated amendments to Article 21 that expanded the powers of the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection (SSPC), granting the civilian-led secretariat authority to conduct criminal investigations and intelligence-gathering activities and designating it as the coordinating body of the National Intelligence System, responsible for integrating information from federal, state, and municipal police forces.[30] The reform also authorized the SSPC to audit and oversee the use of federal public security funds allocated to state governments.[30] Sheinbaum also enacted reforms to Article 19 expanding the catalogue of crimes subject to mandatory pre-trial detention, including extortion, contraband, the use of false tax receipts, and offenses related to the production, trafficking, and distribution of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl and its derivatives.[31]
On 28 November 2025, Sheinbaum promulgated legislation which standardized the legal definition of extortion and its penalties nationwide, replacing previously disparate state-level frameworks. It introduced ex officio prosecution, allowing authorities to initiate investigations without a formal complaint from victims, particularly in cases involving protection rackets and digital extortion. The law established prison sentences ranging from 15 to 42 years for extortion offenses involving organized crime, public officials, or acts carried out from within penitentiary facilities.[32]
In March 2025, search collectives discovered a site known as Rancho Izaguirre in the municipality of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, which they described as a possible extermination camp. Federal authorities identified it as a facility used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), with the Sheinbaum administration describing the site primarily as a forced recruitment and training center rather than an extermination camp.[33] The Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection and the Attorney General’s Office launched a federal investigation that led to multiple arrests, including Teuchitlán mayor José Asunción Murguía and alleged CJNG recruiter José Gregorio Hermida, known as "El Lastra".[34][35] Murguía was charged with organized crime and forced disappearance, with prosecutors alleging that he provided municipal resources to the cartel in exchange for regular payments.[34]
Violence in Michoacán escalated throughout 2025 amid a prolonged territorial conflict between the CJNG and the Cárteles Unidos alliance, accompanied by widespread extortion of the avocado and lime industries and the assassination of several local officials, including Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo.[36][37][38] Following mass demonstrations after Manzo’s killing, Sheinbaum announced Plan Michoacán, a federal security initiative aimed at containing the violence and restoring state control.[39] The plan involved the deployment of Army units, the National Guard, and naval personnel to strategic municipalities, highways, and rural corridors, the establishment of coordinated patrols and checkpoints, and the reinforcement of federal command over security operations in the state, alongside intelligence-led actions targeting extortion networks and cartel logistics.[40][41]
Security incidents
On 4 November 2025, Sheinbaum was groped while greeting members of the public on a downtown Mexico City street. The assailant was detained shortly afterward and later arrested.[42] In response, Sheinbaum announced that she would press charges, stating that her decision was intended to set a precedent and encourage women in Mexico to report sexual violence.[43]
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