Sheinbaum Ends 32-State Tour With Zócalo Address on Sovereignty
Claudia Sheinbaum closed a 12-day tour of Mexico's 32 states with a Zócalo event, stressing sovereignty and listing infrastructure and social spending.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum concluded a 12-day tour of the country's 32 states on Sunday with a public address in Mexico City's Zócalo, where she presented an account of her administration's first two years and restated her commitment to national sovereignty.
Speaking to a square filled with supporters, Sheinbaum said Mexicans reject outside interference. "Mexicans do not want interference or interventionism, nor violation of our territoriality," she said, framing independence as a continuing guide for the country.
According to the president, close to 850,000 people took part in the assemblies held across Mexico during the tour. Local media reported that more than 200,000 people attended Sunday's gathering in the capital's main square.
Sheinbaum pointed to constitutional reforms adopted during her first two years in office, including changes concerning social rights, Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities, and women's equality. She also cited social programmes that she said benefit millions of residents, among them pensions, scholarships and support for women.
On the capital, the president highlighted infrastructure work covering public transport, hospitals and water systems, and said the federal government has allocated nearly 60 billion pesos, about $3.4 billion, for projects in Mexico City.
Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City, took office in October 2024 as the country's first woman president. The event marked the last stop of her nationwide tour to report on the first two years of her administration.
Her government has for more than a year pursued a measured approach toward U.S. President Donald Trump, responding to provocations with restraint while meeting American requests to crack down on criminal cartels more than her predecessors did, in an effort to head off threats of tariffs and U.S. military action against the gangs. Sheinbaum has described her stance as keeping a "cool head" amid pressure from Washington, which in recent months has moved against Venezuela's president, imposed an oil blockade on Cuba and threatened military intervention against Mexican cartels.