2024 Presidential Elections in Mexico - Jorge Castaneda

In June 2024, Mexicans will head to the ballot box to elect a new president, 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 128 senators. The front running presidential candidates are Claudia Sheinbaum, of MORENA, the party of the current president Andres Manuel Lopez Obredor, and Xóchitl Gálvez, senator from the opposition alliance Frente Amplio. Early polling shows a strong lead for Sheinbaum, who recently served as the mayor of Mexico City. Both candidates offer distinct visions for the country that faces many challenges, such as increased political polarization, corruption, and lack of equal access to economic opportunities. At the same time, shifting geopolitics offer Mexico an opportunity for economic growth as tense U.S.-China relations revive interest in nearshoring and the reevaluation of global value chains. In this context, the Georgetown Americas Institute welcomed Jorge Castañeda for a discussion on the alternative paths Mexico faces following the results of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections. The conversation was moderated by Josep Colomer, associate researcher at the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University.