Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum completed her final round of Cabinet and national security coordination briefings in Mexico City this weekend, preparing to take the constitutional oath of office on October 1 as the first female president in Mexico's history. Meeting with key secretaries-designate at her transition headquarters, the former Mexico City mayor and climate scientist reviewed operational readiness across federal ministries to ensure a seamless transfer of executive authority from outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Central to the weekend sessions was the alignment of Mexico's incoming security cabinet. Sheinbaum convened incoming Secretary of Citizen Security and Protection Omar García Harfuch, incoming Secretary of National Defense General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, and incoming Navy Secretary Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles to finalize a four-pillar national security strategy. The framework emphasizes addressing the socioeconomic roots of crime, consolidating the National Guard under defense leadership, expanding the National Intelligence System, and tightening coordination with state governors and the Attorney General's Office.
Intelligence-Led Security and Institutional Coordination
Under the operational architecture led by García Harfuch—who previously served as Mexico City's police chief under Sheinbaum and oversaw a steep drop in the capital's homicide rate—federal authorities will establish a unified intelligence sub-secretariat capable of sharing actionable forensic and financial data across military and civilian agencies. Transition officials indicated that priority security deployments will focus on high-incidence corridors in Guanajuato, Chiapas, Sinaloa, and Michoacán during the administration's first 100 days.
Legislative preparations are also fully in place following a productive September opening session at the Congress of the Union. Lawmakers from the ruling Morena-led coalition in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate finalized logistical arrangements at the San Lázaro legislative palace, where Sheinbaum will receive the presidential sash before delivering her inaugural address to the nation and later greeting citizens gathered in the Zócalo.
“We are ready to govern with honesty, scientific rigor, and social justice, strengthening national security through intelligence coordination and addressing the root causes of violence.”
Fiscal Continuity and International Diplomacy
On the economic front, Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O—who is remaining in his post to anchor market confidence—briefed the incoming Cabinet on the 2025 economic package due to Congress in November. The fiscal roadmap targets a gradual reduction of the public deficit toward three percent of GDP while safeguarding funding for flagship social welfare programs, universal women's pensions for ages 60 to 64, passenger rail expansions, and clean energy transition projects.
Foreign Minister-designate Juan Ramón de la Fuente simultaneously reviewed diplomatic protocols as heads of state, prime ministers, and special envoys from more than 100 countries and international organizations begin arriving at Felipe Ángeles International Airport and Mexico City International Airport. Bilateral meetings scheduled around the October 1 ceremony will focus on North American trade integration under the USMCA, regional migration cooperation, and nearshoring investment flows.
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