Congress of Zacatecas

The Congress of the State of Zacatecas (Spanish: Congreso del Estado de Zacatecas) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Zacatecas. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Zacatecas, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

Congress of the State of Zacatecas
LXIV Legislature
Type
Type
Unicameral
History
FoundedMarch 24, 1822 (1822-03-24)
Leadership
President
Georgia Fernanda Miranda Herrera, PEVM
Structure
Seats30
Political groups
  MORENA (8)
  PRI (7)
  PRD (4)

  PEVM (3)

  PAN (3)
  PT (2)
  PNA (2)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post for 18 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 12 proportional representation seats
Last election
June 6, 2021
Meeting place
Legislative Palace
Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Website

The Congress is unicameral and consists of 30 deputies. 18 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 12 are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.

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