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Encyclopedia > Mexican Chamber of Deputies
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2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 Congress (formally: Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) is the highest Federal court in the United Mexican States. ... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. ... The Mexican Executive Cabinet is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government consisting of eighteen Secretaries of State, the head of the federal executive legal office and the Attorney General. ... This article lists political parties in Mexico. ... Politics of Mexico Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Mexico ... Mexico held a general election on Sunday, 2 July 2000. ... A number of elections, both federal and local, took place in Mexico during 2003: 6 July 2003 Federal Congress Chamber of Deputies – 500 federal deputies See: 2003 Mexican general election Colima Governor, state congress, and mayors See: 2003 Colima state election Nuevo León Governor, state congress, and mayors See: 2003... A number of local elections are to take place in Mexico during 2004: 4 July 2004 Chihuahua Governor, state congress, and mayors See: 2004 Chihuahua State election Durango Governor, state congress, and mayors See: 2004 Durango State election Zacatecas Governor, state congress, and mayors See: 2004 Zacatecas state election 1... A number of local elections are scheduled to place in Mexico during 2005: 6 February 2005 Baja California Sur Governor, five mayors, and 21 (15+6) local deputies See: 2005 Baja California Sur state election Guerrero Governor See: 2005 Guerrero state election Quintana Roo Governor, eight mayors, and 25 (15... A number of elections are scheduled to place in Mexico during 2006, most importantly a General Election (President and Congress) on 2 July. ...

The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexico's bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... Congress (formally: Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. ... This article is about the current Political Constitution of the United Mexican States. ...

President Vicente Fox addressing the Chamber of Deputies
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President Vicente Fox addressing the Chamber of Deputies

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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 192 KB) English Mexican President Vicente Fox addressing the Mexican Congress in his 4th State of the Union Speech. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 192 KB) English Mexican President Vicente Fox addressing the Mexican Congress in his 4th State of the Union Speech. ... Term of office: December 1, 2000 – present Preceded by: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Succeeded by: incumbent Date of birth: July 2, 1942 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Industrialist First Lady: Marta Sahagún Political Party: National Action Party Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the...


Composition

The Chamber of Deputies comprises 500 members.


Of these, 300 are elected from single-member districts on a first-past-the-post (FPP) basis. The remaining 200 are elected by means of proportional representation on a party-list basis from five multi-state constituencies (circunscripciones). The 200 PR deputies are intended to counterbalance the bias introduced into the system by the winner-take-all single-member districts. The First Past the Post electoral system, is a voting system for single-member districts. ... Proportional representation (PR) is a (by necessity multi-winner) electoral system whose use tends to make elections result in groups of votes being represented in proportional fractions in some body of representatives, i. ...


Congressional elections take place every three years. An election is held simultaneously with the presidential election, and then mid-term elections are held halfway into the president's six-year mandate. The entire Chamber is replaced on both of those occasions, and deputies are disqualified from serving in two consecutive legislatures.


Election of July 2003 (59th Legislature)

Mexican Chamber of Deputies 2003-2006
 Party   FPP   PR   Total 
PAN 80 69 149
PRI 161 63 224
PRD 56 41 97
PT 0 6 6
PVEM 3 14 17
CD 0 5 5
IND 0 2 2
Total 300 200 500

Congressional elections were last held on 6 July 2003. The LIX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico meets from September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2006. ... The National Action Party (Spanish: Partido Acción Nacional), known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country – under a succession of names – for more than 70 years. ... The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD) is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... The Labour Party (Partido del Trabajo, abbreviated to PT) is a Mexican political party. ... The Green Ecological Party of Mexico (Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México, known by the abbreviation PVEM) is one of the six political parties to enjoy representation in the Mexican Congress. ... Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia) is a political party in Mexico. ... In politics, an independent is a a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

The 1917 Constitution of Mexico provides for a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches. ... This article lists political parties in Mexico. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ...

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I came to understand that many Mexicans, especially those whose opinion counts in the media and politics, simply do not respect the right of the United States to control its own border or regulate its own immigration policy.
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Mexican legislators have vowed to press on in their opposition to opening the dump.
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Deputy Porfirio Munoz Ledo, leader of the Chamber of the Deputies, told reporters he was not aware of any foreign funds for operations of the finance office of the lower house.
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