People’s Mañanera January 22
Every day, President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a morning presidential press conference and Mexico Solidarity Media posts English language summaries, translated by Mexico Solidarity’s Pedro Gellert Frank. Previous press conference summaries are available here.
Mexico Engages in a Firm Dialogue on the International Stage
President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that she will seek a dialogue with Mark Carney and Donald Trump to advance the trade agreement. She announced that Minister of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard will travel to Washington next week and that an inter-ministerial team is already working to follow up on the security understanding with its North American counterparts.
Economy Closes 2025 with Stronger Performance
Sheinbaum showed the front page of El Financiero, highlighting that the economy closed 2025 with better results and with 2.3% growth anticipated in December, driven by services. “Good news,” she emphasized.
Addressing Root Causes Reduces Violence in Puebla
Advances in Addressing the Root Causes of Crime in Puebla were reported. These include thousands of peace roundtable sessions, over a thousand agreements, community actions such as reforestation, and the Yes to Disarming, Yes to Peace program. During the same period, a 41% reduction in intentional homicides in the state was reported.
Sheinbaum Promotes Reconstruction in Puebla
The President announced an investment of 2.50 billion pesos (US$140 million) for reconstruction in Puebla following the October 2025 torrential rainfall and flooding, as part of a federal plan exceeding 13 billion pesos (US$740 million). Actions include infrastructure work projects, river recovery, and a house-by-house census to relocate 2,267 families in at-risk areas.
Electoral Reform to Return Power to the People
The Ministry of the Interior thanked those who participated in the Electoral Reform forums, emphasizing that the goal is to strengthen democracy and popular participation. New election mechanisms are being analyzed so that minority representations emerge from society itself and not from party elites, along with a review of the number of congressional deputies. The bill is expected to be presented in February.
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City of Health in San Lorenzo Cacaotepec, Oaxaca, Will Be an Example for the World, Says Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum broke ground on a new IMSS hospital in a three-institute health complex, contrasting its 530 beds with the 4,000 built in 36 neoliberal years.
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Sheinbaum Promises to Benefit 12 Million Families With Housing Programs During Her Term
Nearly a third of Mexican families will be reached: 5.2 million restructured loans, 1.8 million new Wellbeing homes, plus deeds, renovations and Infonavit credits.
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Mexico’s Environmental Secretariat Says Ferromex Must Remediate the Damage From Chemical Spill in Sonora
The derailment dumped 70,300 liters of sodium hydrosulfide into a Sonora streambed, 11,000 more than first reported, contaminating 1.7 square kilometers.
