German Chancellor Olaf Scholz canceled his visit to Mexico scheduled for November 20. The agenda included a meeting with Mexican government head Claudia Sheinbaum and a group of business leaders, aimed at strengthening trade ties between both countries.
In a diplomatic note sent to the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE), the German government cited "internal political issues" as the reason for postponing the meeting. This would have been one of the first approaches after Sheinbaum's assumption of the Mexican presidency.
"Chancellor Scholz's government had proposed and confirmed his visit to Mexico; however, due to the internal political situation of the last few days, it had to be rescheduled for early next year," according to the official statement.
Specifically, the cancellation occurs amid tensions in the German coalition that led to the decision to move elections up to February 2025. The European press has described this scenario as a "collapse" due to political disputes and fiscal issues.
Within the planned agenda, Scholz was to meet with Mexican businessmen to strengthen trade agreements, especially in the automotive sector, at a time when threats of tariffs from Donald Trump are adding pressure to this industry.
Meanwhile, in Mexico, it was contemplated that the chancellor would visit the main German automotive plants established in the country as part of his agenda. Sheinbaum, for her part, prioritized this meeting within the framework of the G20 meeting that same week, considered key to sending signals about the Mexican government's interest in international affairs amid uncertainty surrounding the judicial reform in Mexico.
