On June 2, centre-left academic and politician Claudia Sheinbaum won a resounding 59.76% of the vote in Mexico’s general election, putting her in charge of the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. The election was a referendum of sorts on the six-year administration of outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who continues to enjoy overwhelming support. Claudia Sheinbaum, co-founder of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party with López, positioned herself as a continuation of her predecessor, championing centre-left policies with a nationalist discourse. The fi…