Congress of the Union

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General Congress of the
United Mexican States

Congreso General de los
Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Senate political groups
Government (69)

Opposition (56)

  •   PAN (17)
  •   MC (12)
  •   PRI (14)
  •   PRD (3)
  •  
    Independent
    (10)
Chamber of Deputies political groups
Government (276)

Opposition (224)

AuthorityTitle III, Chapter II of the
San Lázaro Building
Mexico City
Website
Senate website
Chamber of Deputies website
Constitution
Mexican Constitution of 1917
Rules
"Organic Law of the General Congress of the United Mexican States" (Spanish)
Rules for the Interior Government of the General Congress of the United Mexican States" (Spanish)
San Lázaro Building, the Chamber of Deputies, Congress of the Union

The Congress of the Union (Spanish: Congreso de la Unión, pronounced [koŋˈɡɾeso ðe lawˈnjon]), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico consisting of two chambers: the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies. Its 628 members (128 senators and 500 deputies) meet in Mexico City.

Structure

The Congress is a bicameral body, consisting of two chambers: The Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies. Its structure and responsibilities are defined in the Third Title, Second Chapter, Articles 50 to 79 of the 1917 Constitution. The upper chamber is the Senate, "Cámara de Senadores" or "Senado". It comprises 128 seats, 96 members are elected by plurality vote, with 3 members being elected in each State; the other 32 members are elected by proportional representation in a single country-wide constituency. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies, or "Cámara de Diputados". It has 500 seats; 300 members are elected by plurality vote and the other 200 members are elected according to proportional representation, through a system of regional lists (one for each of the 5 constituencies established for the election by law).

Elections

The Congress of the Union (Congreso de la Unión) has

constituencies.[5] The 200 PR-seats are distributed generally without taking account the 300 plurality-seats (parallel voting
), but since 1996 a party cannot get more seats overall than 8% above its result for the PR-seats (a party must win 42% of the votes for the PR-seats to achieve an overall majority).

There are two exceptions to that rule. A party can lose only PR-seats by that rule (not plurality-seats). Also, a party cannot get more than 300 seats overall (even if it has more than 52% of the votes for the PR-seats).

The

constituencies
, two seats are awarded to the plurality winner and one to the first runner-up.

Powers

The powers allocated in the Congress are defined in article 73 of the Constitution. Among its powers, the Congress can admit new States into the Union, alter the allocation of powers granted to the federal government, lay and collect taxes, declare war (upon request of the Government), provide for and maintain the Union's armed forces, and coordinate economic activities.

Article 74, 75 and 76 of the Constitution state that each Chamber can address specific matters. In fact, some powers are reserved either to the Chamber of Deputies or to the Chamber of Senators, making the Congress of the union an imperfect bicameralism. For example, the former can approve the federal budget submitted by the Government, while the latter has the power to analyze the foreign policy of the Government, approve or dismiss the Presidential nominations of the Attorney General, Supreme Court Justices, diplomatic agents, general consuls, and senior civil and military officials.

Permanent Committee

The "Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la Unión", translated variously as the Permanent Committee or Standing Committee, is a body of 19 deputies and 18 senators that is responsible for tasks relating to the Congress when it is in recess.

Term

It is conventional to refer to each

1857 Constitution
.

Early in the 20th century, the revolutionary leader Francisco I. Madero popularized the slogan Sufragio Efectivo – no Reelección ("Effective suffrage, no reelection"). In keeping with that long-held principle, and until 2014, the 1917 Constitution stated that "Deputies and Senators could not be reelected for the next immediate term".[7]

Reelection

On February 10, 2014, Article 59 of the Mexican Constitution was amended to allow reelection to the legislative bodies for the first time. Starting with the general election of 2018, deputies and senators are allowed to run for reelection.[8] Members of the Chamber of Deputies may serve up to four terms of three years each while members of the Senate may serve two terms of six years each; in total, members of both houses will be allowed to remain in office for a total of 12 years.[9]

Last election

Senate

Party Constituency Proportional Total
seats
+/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
National Regeneration Movement
661,068 1.18 2 21,261,577 37.50 13 55 New
National Action Party 600,423 1.07 1 9,971,804 17.59 6 23 Decrease 15
Institutional Revolutionary Party 3,855,984 6.86 0 9,013,658 15.90 6 13 Decrease 44
Party of the Democratic Revolution 96,393 0.17 0 2,984,861 5.27 2 8 Decrease 15
Citizens' Movement 570,774 1.01 2 2,654,452 4.68 2 7 Increase 6
Ecologist Green Party 1,198,011 2.13 0 2,528,175 4.46 2 7 Decrease 3
Labor Party 51,260 0.09 0 2,164,442 3.82 1 6 Increase 2
Social Encounter Party 28,878 0.05 0 1,320,559 2.33 0 8 New
New Alliance Party 593,507 1.06 0 1,307,015 2.31 0 1 Steady 0
MORENA–PT–PES[a] 23,754,422 42.24 53
PAN–PRD–MC[b] 14,222,046 25.29 25
PRI–PVEM–PNA[c] 7,145,869 12.71 13
Independents 1,109,149 1.97 1,109,149 1.97 0 Steady 0
Write-ins 30,568 0.05 31,820 0.06
Invalid/blank votes 2,319,489 4.12 2,344,357 4.14
Total 56,237,841 100 96 56,691,869 100 32 128 0
Registered voters/turnout 89,994,039 62.49 89,994,039 63.52
Source: INE

a Of the 53 seats won by the MORENA-PT–PES alliance, 40 were taken by MORENA, 8 by the PES, and 5 by the PT

b Of the 25 seats won by the PAN–PRD–MC alliance, 16 were taken by the PAN, 6 by the PRD, and 3 by the MC

c Of the 13 seats won by the PRI–PVEM–PNA alliance, 7 were taken by the PRI, 5 by the PVEM, and 1 by the PNA

Chamber of Deputies

Party District Proportional Total
seats
+/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
National Regeneration Movement
709,840 1.27 8 20,972,573 37.25 84 189 Increase 154
National Action Party 697,595 1.25 5 10,096,588 17.93 41 83 Decrease 25
Institutional Revolutionary Party 4,351,824 7.78 1 9,310,523 16.54 38 45 Decrease 158
Party of the Democratic Revolution 124,808 0.22 0 2,967,969 5.27 12 21 Decrease 35
Ecologist Green Party 1,429,802 2.55 0 2,695,405 4.79 11 16 Decrease 31
Citizens' Movement 268,876 0.48 0 2,485,198 4.41 10 27 Increase 1
Labor Party 67,429 0.12 0 2,211,753 3.93 4 61 Increase 55
New Alliance Party 705,432 1.26 0 1,391,376 2.47 0 2 Decrease 8
Social Encounter Party 54,906 0.10 0 1,353,941 2.40 0 56 Increase 48
MORENA–PT–PES[a] 23,513,132 42.01 210
PAN–PRD–MC[b] 14,381,872 25.70 63
PRI–PVEM–PNA[c] 6,862,372 12.26 13
Independents 539,347 0.96 0 539,347 0.96 0 0 Decrease 1
Write-ins 32,625 0.06 32,959 0.06
Invalid/blank votes 2,227,573 3.98 2,242,615 3.98
Total 55,967,433 100 300 56,300,247 100 200 500 0
Registered voters/turnout 89,994,039 62.20 89,994,039 63.21
Source: INE

a Of the 210 seats won by the MORENA-PT–PES alliance, 97 were taken by MORENA, 57 by the PT, and 56 by the PES

b Of the 63 seats won by the PAN–PRD–MC alliance, 37 were taken by the PAN, 17 by the MC, and 9 by the PRD

c Of the 13 seats won by the PRI–PVEM–PNA alliance, 6 were taken by the PRI, 5 by the PVEM, and 2 by the PNA

See also

References

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  2. ^ "2 Mil 312 Millones Para Sueldos de Senadores y Diputados en 2010". El Siglo de Torreón. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Poder Legislativo" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Consejeros del InfoDF ganan más que Ebrard". La Razón. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "El proyecto - Elección 2012 México: Elecciones, Candidatos a la Presidencia, encuestas electorales". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. ^ "El proyecto - Elección 2012 México: Elecciones, Candidatos a la Presidencia, encuestas electorales". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. ^ Constitution of 1917, articles 50, 59.
  8. ^ "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Artículo 59". Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ Becerra, Bertha (20 May 2014). "Habría reelección de diputados y senadores a partir del 2018". La Prensa (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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