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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: President Claudia Sheinbaum read a letter she sent today to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in response to his Monday, November 25 statement on migration, arms trafficking, and tariffs. The letter explains Mexico’s progress on the migration and drug trafficking fronts, emphasizes that neither threats nor tariffs will solve the migration phenomenon or drug consumption in the United States, and that cooperation and mutual understanding are required in the face of these great challenges. Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico is a free, sovereign, and independent country and negotiates as an equal partner, without subordination; the President announced that a letter will also be sent to the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, highlighting the trade relations between the two countries, emphasizing that a priority is being given to the areas contemplated within the Free Trade Agreement.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: registration for candidacies for the election of judges in 2025 is successfully advancing with 18,477 applicants thus far; on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator in Mexico, indicated that the country is implementing the fight against violence against women and girls in exemplary fashion. He also congratulated the Mexican government for elevating the issue of women to the ministerial level. President Claudia Sheinbaum reported on new advances in the field on the legislative level; the President hailed Yamandú Orsi's victory in Uruguay as a progressive advance in Latin America; Sheinbaum expressed her commitment to follow up on calls for new measures to strengthen the rights of the disabled; According to a survey published by El Universal, President Sheinbaum has a 74% approval rating.

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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: Minister of Finance Rogelio Ramírez de la O explained that the Federal Expenditure Budget has Mexican humanism as its principles, that is, the consolidation of development with shared benefits. A balance between income and spending is sought, thus achieving a reduction in the budget deficit from 5.9% of GDP to 3.9%; Programmable spending is US$320 billion, earmarked for health-care, social programs, investment projects, education, public security, and agricultural support; President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed out that the USMCA is very beneficial for the three countries, as it allows them to complement their economies, foster growth, development, and well-being; Sheinbaum reported that Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez will meet with Guadalupe Taddei, president of the National Electoral Institute to discuss the considerations that would justify postponing the Judicial Branch election.

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