Politicas En Mexico (Ingles)

Politics in Mexico

Mexico has a federal system, much like that of the United States. It is comprised of an executive branch, headed by the elected president who serves a single six-year term, alegislative branch, with an upper and lower chamber, and an independent judicial branch. There are thirty-one governors, one for each Mexican state, a mayor of Mexico’s Federal District, and 2,438municipal mayors.

Political Institutions and the Democratic Transition
The legacy of the Revolution has shaped the rules governing Mexico’s political institutions, as well as the evolution of theirstanding in relation to each other. The transition to democracy has altered these dynamics, though to varying degrees.
The Presidency:
The President is elected for a six-year term through a directpopular vote, with no possibility of reelection, mandated by the Revolution’s revolt against the 35-year dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. As long as Mexico was ruled by a single party, the presidentappeared to be all powerful: he could remove governors at will, select candidates for Congress, and pass almost any legislation he wanted.
With the advent of multiparty democracy, the President stillremains the most important single decision-maker in the federal government, but his powers are roughly similar to that of the U.S. President and he must negotiate any policies that require legislation withCongress.
The Congress:
The Congress has two chambers, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Senators are elected for a six-year term and Deputies for a three-year term. Neither can be reelectedto a consecutive term, though Congress is now considering changing this rule to allow for a single reelection, based on a proposal sent by President Calderón. Congress had little power as long as asingle party ruled Mexico and members of Congress owed their candidacies to the president. However, since 1997, no single party has controlled Congress and the legislature has become increasingly...