MEXICO CITY: Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday (Oct 1) as Mexico's first woman president, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and economic uncertainty over controversial refor

MEXICO CITY – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.

The 62-year-old, scientist-turned-politician takes care of a country with a number of immediate challenges.

Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.

Sheinbaum romped to victory in June with nearly 60% of the vote, propelled largely by the sustained popularity of her political mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

The former Mexico City mayor won a landslide victory in June elections to become Mexico's 66th – and first female – president. In a country beset by spiraling criminal violence, Sheinbaum says she will…