Claudia Sheinbaum Records Lowest Approval of 41% in One Year of Government Amid Discontent Over Security, Economy, Corruption, and Police Repression During the November 15 March in Mexico City
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In just one year at the helm of Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum has seen the initial support that positioned her as one of the world’s most popular leaders evaporate.
According to the global tracker from Morning Consult—the same firm that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador often cited to highlight his own leadership—Sheinbaum began her term in November 2024 with 62% approval and only 29% disapproval, placing her second worldwide, just behind India’s Narendra Modi.
Today, in November 2025, that figure has collapsed to 41% approval, with 53% disapproval—nearly double the initial rate—relegating her to ninth place in the international ranking.
This drastic drop reflects growing public discontent with a government that promised continuity in the “transformation” but has instead deepened the structural problems inherited from the Morena left: rampant insecurity, economic stagnation, and an ineffective fight against corruption.
The El Financiero poll, published this month, paints an even bleaker picture in the areas that matter most to Mexicans. Fifty-nine percent of respondents believe the federal government is handling public security poorly—an alarming jump from 40% recorded in May 2025.
Disapproval of efforts to combat organized crime skyrocketed from 67% to 85%, underscoring the failure of strategies such as the National Guard, which under Morena has been criticized for its reactive approach and for failing to dismantle the drug-trafficking networks that control entire regions of the country.
Negative perceptions of corruption rose from 65% to 82%, a figure that mocks the austerity and transparency promises of the Fourth Transformation, while economic disapproval climbed from 27% to 45% amid persistent inflation and GDP growth below expectations, worsened by interventionist policies that scare away private investment.
This deterioration is not abstract: it materialized on the streets on November 15, when thousands of “Generation Z” youth marched toward Mexico City’s Zócalo to protest insecurity and lack of opportunities.
What began as a peaceful demonstration turned into violent clashes, with barricades torn down in front of the National Palace and dozens injured. Local authorities reported the use of less-lethal weapons by police, but the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, Gina Romero, denounced “excessive use of force” against protesters and journalists.
What started as peaceful protests later led to calls to investigate possible infiltration by provocateurs to justify the repression, ensure medical care for those affected—including police officers—and guarantee judicial independence in the investigations.
This incident, which left at least 20 people detained and multiple injured, highlights a troubling pattern: a left-wing regime that, rather than engaging in dialogue, resorts to physical containment to silence critical voices, evoking authoritarian tactics that we conservatives have warned about since Morena’s rise.
PAN Senator Lilly Téllez has bluntly exposed the cowardice of Claudia Sheinbaum’s government in refusing a decisive offensive against the cartels that are strangling Mexico.
In a forceful call to action, Téllez revealed that the president rejected her proposal to launch a “full-frontal war” against organized crime, inexplicably prioritizing “pacts” inherited from Andrés Manuel López Obrador over the lives of millions of Mexicans.
This stance not only ignores the brutal murder of figures like journalist Carlos Manso but also perpetuates the suffering of entire communities subjected to narco terror. From a conservative perspective, this reluctance demonstrates Morena’s ideological failure: a regime that, instead of strengthening the rule of law, opts for resignation in the face of mafias that control territories and local economies.
Sheinbaum, as supreme commander of the Armed Forces, shirks her constitutional duty to monopolize legitimate force throughout the national territory, fearing—according to Téllez—to break dark alliances with her party’s “mafia partners.”
This position stands in stark contrast to that of the opposition, which represents “decent families” and demands concrete measures: designating cartels as terrorist organizations, investing in intelligence and defense capabilities, and reversing the budget cuts to police and prosecutors pushed by Morena.
While narco-terrorists openly wage war on citizens—with daily massacres and rampant extortion—the left-wing government takes refuge in populist rhetoric and welfare handouts, leaving Mexico on the brink of collapse as a failed state in terms of security.
Téllez sums it up accurately: two irreconcilable projects divide the country—one that defends the homeland and another that hands it over to the corrupt.
The arrow clearly points toward 2026: to rescue Mexico from this nightmare, Morena must be removed from power and an order based on the rule of law, private investment, and a firm hand against crime must be restored.
Leaders like Téllez embody that conservative alternative, aligned with values of family, honesty, and sovereignty, in opposition to the chaos that Sheinbaum and her allies have normalized.
Enough with pacts with enemies; it is time for decent Mexicans to unite and defend a nation where the State—not the mafias—dictates the future. As a senator, Téllez not only denounces but inspires: “Enough cowardice,” a cry that echoes in the streets and could be the catalyst for a patriotic rebirth.
We previously reported on this at Gateway Hispanic, where we highlighted the growing tensions over insecurity and the armored barriers erected by Sheinbaum ahead of massive demonstrations, as in our November 12 coverage of accusations of cartel protection.
These events are not isolated; they reflect a Mexico where the left prioritizes welfare handouts over law and order, eroding trust in institutions that cry out for liberal reforms: greater investment in police intelligence, economic deregulation to combat corruption.
If Sheinbaum does not change course, discontent could escalate, reminding us that the ephemeral power of the ballot box demands tangible results, not just populist speeches.
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