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Sheinbaum consolidated: The president tightens her grip on State and party

MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. dark side of Mexico’s export boom, Mexican steel and foreign IP protected, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

May 05, 2026
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MXPE Weekly Essentials. Only the most important news in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

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  • And in with the new—Technically, the nation’s president was not meant to be a protagonist at the ruling Morena party’s national congress last week. Claudia Sheinbaum resigned from it on ascending to power. Yet, her fingerprints could be seen across the party’s new leadership election:

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