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Time magazine This Monday he published a list of ten finalists “Person of the Year” 2024to be announced this Thursday, and among them the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum; Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuand President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
In an election year in the United States, it was no surprise that the finalists included Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, who was running to become the country’s first female president and has already been named “person of the year” along with President Joe Biden. in 2020, when his formula won the election.
In 2016, also the year of the US elections, Donald Trump, after his victory, won this “title” of “person of the year”.
This year, the magazine covers his return to politics, his conviction on 34 counts of fraud and his plans for the American economy.
However, they are not the only political leaders featured on the list, as first woman to serve as President of MexicoClaudia Sheinbaum is among the nominees, and Time highlights her fight for people with fewer resources, her inauguration at an economically difficult time for the country and her strong response to Trump’s tariff plans.
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.
The top ten finalists also included two tech entrepreneurs: Tesla CEO, Elon Muskand what about Meta, Mark Zuckerberg.
This year, Musk, the world’s richest man, entered the world of politics with Trump, who announced he would co-direct a new commission, the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE).
Also on the list is the Princess of Wales. Kate Middletonwho made international news and was the protagonist of conspiracy theories before her cancer diagnosis was made public, and economist Yulia Navalnaya, who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband, the opposition Alexey Navalnyand who met with world leaders.
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome PowellAlso making the list was comedian and athlete Joe Rogan, whose podcast was the most listened to this year.