President Claudia Sheinbaum rose early again on Monday to chair her morning press conference, or mananeraat the National Palace.

Sheinbaum had good reason to be dynamic: the newspaper El Financiero published the results of a poll which showed that 70% of respondents approved of her performance during her first weeks as Mexico’s first female leader.

The same poll reveals that 59% of those questioned consider that the president mañaneras be “very good or good”, while only 21% say the opposite.

The president’s news conferences have been shorter and more focused than those of his predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who often gave wordy responses to reporters’ questions that could veer into lessons from Mexican history or attacks on his political opponents.

Here’s a quick summary of some key takeaways from Sheinbaum’s speech Monday morning.

Supreme Court Creates ‘Constitutional Problem,’ Sheinbaum Says

Supreme Court (SCJN) Judge Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá stated last week that the Sheinbaum administration would trigger a “constitutional crisis” if it refused to comply with a SCJN decision against the recently adopted judicial reform.

The SCJN will consider a proposal from González on Tuesday to overturn provisions of the reform that allow all judges to be elected in Mexico. Under his proposal, only SCJN judges would be elected and all other judges would continue to be appointed.

On Monday, Sheinbaum once again asserted that the SCJN did not have the authority to make a decision on a reform approved by the federal Congress and ratified by the majority of state legislatures.

“The constitutional reform has already been published, so they are in the process of legislating a constitutional reform,” she said after advising the SCJN to take into account the recently promulgated “constitutional reform”.constitutional supremacy reformwhich prevents legal challenges to constitutional amendments.

“Who are the constitutional reforms for? The legislative (branch),” Sheinbaum said.

“…What the Supreme Court wants to do now is legislate, change what Congress has already decided. In other words, the court is overstepping its authority,” she said.

“…Of course we have a plan, whether they decide for or against (González’s proposal),” Sheinbaum said.

“Who is causing a constitutional problem? I don’t even want to call it a “crisis,” because that’s what our adversaries call it. Who is the cause? The Supreme Court,” she said.

The American presidential election

“Obviously, we respect and we will respect the decision of the American people,” Sheinbaum said, when asked about Tuesday’s presidential election.

“…Once America’s electoral institutions have made their decision regarding the next President of the United States, we will be in contact with the next president Or president“, she said.

Sheinbaum stressed the importance of the USMCA trade deal and said the “high-level dialogue” on issues such as migration and fentanyl would continue regardless of the election outcome.

“There will be good relations,” she added.

5th anniversary of the Bavispe massacre, Sonora

November 4 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder in Bavispe, Sonora, of three women and six childrenall of whom had dual Mexican-American citizenship and belonged to Mormon families living in northern Mexico.

Sheinbaum told reporters that a total of 36 people were arrested in connection with the crime, which was allegedly carried out by members of the La Línea faction of the Juárez cartel.

When asked if she would meet with relatives of the deceased, the president replied that she had not received a request from the LeBaron family to do so.

“We’re going to wait and see what the family asks for,” she said.

By Mexico News Daily Editor Peter Davies ((email protected))