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Mexico's president presses charges after sexual harassment on street

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on November 3, 2025. [AFP]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Wednesday for sexual harassment to be made a crime nationwide after being groped on the street in an attack that underscored the dangers women in the Latin American country face.

Sheinbaum, 63, was attacked while greeting supporters near the presidential palace in Mexico City on Tuesday as she was walking to a public event.

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