One year on from her inauguration as Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum still commands the sort of popular support many leaders can only wish for.

Roughly 70% of Mexicans approve of her performance, according to an August poll by Buendía & Márquez for the newspaper El Universal.

Although that’s down from 80% in February, it’s still a sharp contrast to US President Donald Trump, whose rating is hovering just over 40% eight months into his second term, according to a CNN poll aggregate .

So, what’s the key to Sheinbaum’s success?

Surveys suggest one of her most popular achievements has been the expansion of social support programs for millions of citizens, including seniors, students, single mothers and women in general. These are in part a continuation of the poli

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