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The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United Mexican States are a federal presidential representative democratic Republic whose government' is The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 is the present Constitution of Mexico. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos This article is about the current president of Mexico For the Filipino politician and historical figure see Felipe Calderón y Roca. The Mexican Executive Cabinet is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government Congress (formally Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the Legislative branch of the Mexican government. The LX Legislature (60th of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación or SCJN is the highest Federal court in the United Mexican States. This article lists political parties in Mexico. Mexico has a Multi-party system which means that there are more than two dominant political parties The United Mexican States elects on the national level a Head of state – the President – and a Legislature. The general election was held in Mexico on Wednesday July 6, 1988. On Sunday August 18, 1991 they were held in Mexico legislative elections, in which they were chosen to federal level 32 Senators The general election was held in Mexico on Sunday August 21 1994. On Sunday July 6, 1997 they were held in Mexico legislative elections, in which they were chosen to federal level 32 Senators Mexico held a general election on Sunday July 2 2000. At stake were the Presidency of the Republic, all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies A number of Elections, both federal and local took place in Mexico during 2003: 6 July 2003 Federal Congress A number of local Elections took place in Mexico during 2004: July 4 2004 Chihuahua A number of local Elections took place in Mexico during 2005: 6 February 2005 Baja California Sur A number of Elections on the federal and local level took place in Mexico during 2006. A number of Elections on the local level are scheduled to take place in Mexico during 2007. A number of Elections on the local level are scheduled to take place in Mexico during 2008. The Federal Electoral Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE is an autonomous public organization responsible for organizing federal elections Traditionally the Government of Mexico has sought to maintain its interests abroad and project its influence largely through moral persuasion The Mexican military forces are composed of the Mexican Army (which includes the Mexican Air Force as a subordinate entity and the Mexican Navy Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral Congress (formally Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the Legislative branch of the Mexican government.
After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:
- Two for each of the 31 states and two for the Federal District elected under the principle of relative majority;
- One for each of the 31 states and one for the Federal District, assigned under the principle of first minority (i. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico e. awarded to the party who had won the second highest number of votes within the state or Federal District);
- Thirty-two national senators-at-large, divided among the parties in proportion to their share of the national vote.
In a senatorial race, each party nominates two candidates who run and are elected together by direct vote. The party of the two candidates that won the second highest vote within the state or the Federal District then assigns a senator to occupy the third seat (first minority seat), according to the list of candidates that the party registered with the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). The Federal Electoral Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE is an autonomous public organization responsible for organizing federal elections
Term and current Composition
- See main article: LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress
In Spanish, it is conventional to refer to each Legislature of the Senate by the Roman numeral of its term. The LX Legislature (60th of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals.
The current session (whose term lasts from 2006 to 2009) is known as the LX Legislatura (60th Legislature). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
Senators are elected to serve during two legislatures of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral Thus, current Senators (who were elected in the general election of July 2, 2006) will serve during the 60th and 61st Legislatures of the Chamber of Deputies. For other elections in Mexico during 2006 see 2006 Mexican elections For election disputes and controversies see Mexican general election 2006 Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Last election
| Parties and/or coalitions | Votes | % | FPP | FM | PR | Total seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional) | 14,035,503 | 33. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For other elections in Mexico during 2006 see 2006 Mexican elections For election disputes and controversies see Mexican general election 2006 The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic 63 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 52 | ||
| Coalition for the Good of All (Coalición por el Bien de Todos) |
Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática) | 12,397,008 | 29. The Coalition for the Good of All (" Coalición por el Bien de Todos " was a left-wing coalition created by the Party The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. 70 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 31 | |
| Labour Party (Partido del Trabajo) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Convergence (Convergencia) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Alliance for Mexico (Alianza por México) |
Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) | 11,681,395 | 27. The Labor Party ( Partido del Trabajo, abbreviated as "PT" is a nationally recognized Political party in Mexico. Convergence ( Spanish:) is a political party in Mexico. It was previously known as Convergence for Democracy (Convergencia por la Democracia The Alliance for Mexico (Alianza por México is the name of two different multi-party Electoral alliances in Mexico; one from 2000 and the other from The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded 99 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 35 | |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (Partido Verde Ecologista de México) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| New Alliance Party (Partido Nuevo Alianza) | 1,688,198 | 4. The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico ( Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México known by the abbreviation PVEM)is one of the six political parties This article is about the Mexican Party for other political parties of the same name see New Alliance Party (disambiguation The New Alliance 04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party {Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina) | 795,730 | 1. 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41,739,188 | 100. 00 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 128 | ||
| Source: Senate | ||||||||
External links
- (Spanish) Official Website of the Mexican Senate
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