The magazine Time This Monday it published its list of ten finalists for “person of the year” 2024, which will be announced this Thursday, and among which are the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump.
In an election year in the United States, it is no surprise that the finalists include Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, who ran to be the country’s first female president and who has already been named “person of the year” alongside President Joe Biden in 2020, when his formula won the elections.
In 2016, also an election year for the US, Donald Trump won this ‘title’ of “person of the year” after his victory.
This year, the magazine highlights his political comeback, his conviction on 34 counts of fraud and his plans for the American economy.
However, they are not the only political leaders who appear on the list, since the first woman to serve as president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, is among the nominees and Time highlights his fight for people with fewer resources, his inauguration at an economically difficult time for the country and his firm response to Trump’s plans regarding tariffs.
In the publication, the magazine said the following about the president: “In October, Claudia Sheinbaum made history when she was inaugurated as the first female president of Mexico. Sheinbaum, a lifelong leftist, is also the first Jewish leader in the country’s more than 200 years of independence. Sheinbaum focused his campaign on fighting for the poor and took office at a time when Mexico faces problems ranging from a struggling economy to rising organized violence. Following Trump’s announcement to impose a 25% tariff on all products coming from Mexico to the US, Sheinbaum quickly reacted with a firm response, indicating that Mexico would retaliate with tariffs against the US. Sheinbaum was also included in this year’s TIME100 Climate list.
On the other hand, according to the magazine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “one of the most influential and controversial world leaders of the year” and is subject to an arrest warrant from the International Court of Justice for war crimes.
Two entrepreneurs from technology companies are also among the ten finalists: the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, and the CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg.
This year, Musk, the richest man in the world, entered the world of politics with Trump, who announced that he would co-lead a new commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE, in English).
Also on the list are the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, who made international news and was the subject of conspiracy theories before her cancer diagnosis was made public, and the economist Julia Navalnaya, who accused the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. , of killing her husband, the opposition Alexei Navalny, and that she met with world leaders.
The president of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has also made the list, as well as the comedian and athlete Joe Rogan, whose podcast was the most listened to this year.
With information from EFE
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