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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, turned the conclusion of her tour of the 32 Mexican states this Sunday into an assertion of national sovereignty, a principle she linked to the country's Independence and current reforms aimed at limiting any foreign intervention.
Before thousands of supporters gathered in the Zócalo of Mexico City, the country's main public square, the president maintained that sovereignty implies that “no foreign power, no economic or political elite, has the right to dictate the present and the future of our homeland,” and insisted that this authority “belongs only to the people of Mexico.”
Sheinbaum, who is four days away from completing two years in power, thus concluded an accountability tour that, as she detailed, covered the other 31 states of the country in 12 days and brought together nearly 850,000 people at the various assemblies where she touted her main achievements since October 1, 2024.
The president had the end of the tour coincide with the 205th anniversary of the consummation of Mexican Independence and used much of her message to draw a link between that historical process and the policies promoted by her government.
“We Mexicans do not want interference, nor interventionism, nor violations of our territoriality,” affirmed Sheinbaum, who listed independence, sovereignty, freedom, equality, and democracy as the five principles that, in her view, have marked the country's great political transformations.
The approach also took on a current dimension in the relationship with the United States.
In 2025, following the decision by U.S. President, Donald Trump, to designate six Mexican criminal organizations as foreign terrorist groups, Sheinbaum promoted constitutional reforms to strengthen restrictions on the activities of foreign agents on Mexican territory.
The modification, published on April 1, 2025, establishes in Article 40 that Mexico will not accept interventions, meddling, or other acts originating from abroad that harm its integrity, independence, or sovereignty, and requires explicit authorization and collaboration from the Mexican State for interventions in investigations or prosecutions.
Meanwhile, in Article 19, she tightened the consequences for foreigners who carry out activities outside the law linked to those provisions, a reform that Sheinbaum reaffirmed this Sunday by pointing out that she sought to close the door to potential acts of interference.
The speech also comes five days after Trump defended the use of strong military power against cartels before the UN General Assembly and demanded that Mexico take greater action against areas controlled by criminal organizations, claiming it was the "epicenter" of drug trafficking violence.
Sheinbaum did not mention Trump directly in her speech, but insisted that foreign and security policy must start from the defense of Mexican territory.
The head of the city government, Clara Brugada, reinforced that message before the presidential address by stating that “Mexico is not anyone's backyard” and that the country “extends its hand, but never lowers its head.”
"Let it be heard well. Let it be heard far, let this message cross borders. Mexico has a great president," added the leader of Mexico City.
Sheinbaum closed her speech by assuring that accounting to the public in a public square is in line with her conception of government and ended with calls for national sovereignty, social justice, freedom, and democracy.
“Always remember that there is no divorce between the people and the government, that when the government and the people are united, we shall never be defeated. Long live national sovereignty! Long live social justice! Long live freedom and democracy! Long live Mexico City! Long live Mexico!” she concluded.
[Publicidad]