Politics of Mexico

Politics of Mexico

Política de México
Polity typeFederal presidential constitutional republic
ConstitutionConstitution of Mexico
Legislative branch
NameCongress
TypeBicameral
Meeting placeLegislative Palace of San Lázaro
Upper house
NameSenate of the Republic
Presiding officerAna Lilia Rivera, President of the Senate of the Republic
Lower house
NameChamber of Deputies
Presiding officerMarcela Guerra Castillo, President of the Chamber of Deputies
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
TitlePresident
CurrentlyAndrés Manuel López Obrador
AppointerDirect popular vote
Cabinet
NameCabinet of Mexico
LeaderPresident
AppointerPresident
HeadquartersNational Palace
Ministries19
Judicial branch
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Chief judgeNorma Lucía Piña Hernández
Federal Electoral Tribunal
Chief judgeFelipe Alfredo Fuentes Barrera

The politics of Mexico function within a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic whose government is based on a multi-party congressional system, where the President of Mexico is both head of state and head of government. The federal government represents the United Mexican States and is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial, as established by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, published in 1917. The constituent states of the federation must also have a republican form of government based on a congressional system as established by their respective constitutions.[1]

The executive power is exercised by the executive branch, which is headed by the President, advised by a cabinet of secretaries that are independent of the legislature. Legislative power is vested upon the Congress of the Union, a two-chamber legislature comprising the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies. Judicial power is exercised by the judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the Council of the Federal Judiciary and the collegiate, unitary and district tribunals.

  1. ^ OECD (2004-10-20). OECD Territorial Reviews: Mexico City 2004. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-01832-7.

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