Mexico's Sheinbaum takes office, making history as first woman president


  • World
  • Tuesday, 01 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 25, 2024 REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - When Claudia Sheinbaum takes her oath of office on Tuesday, formally becoming Mexico's first woman president, she will adopt a new government logo that nods to the aspirations of young girls.

"A young Mexican woman will be the emblem of Mexico's government," Sheinbaum wrote a day earlier in a post on social media, unveiling the logo showing a young woman in profile hoisting a Mexican flag, her hair pulled back into a ponytail not unlike the incoming president's signature look.

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