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.
General Congress of the United Mexican States Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos | |
|---|---|
| LXV Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate of the Republic Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Founded | 28 September 1821 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 628 (500 Deputies) (128 Senators) |
Senate political groups | Government (70)
Opposition (55)
|
Chamber of Deputies political groups | Government (276)
Opposition (220) |
| Authority | Title III, Chapter II of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States |
| Salary | $500,000 pesos (Senator) $150,139 pesos (Deputy) |
| Elections | |
Last Senate election | 1 July 2018 |
Last Chamber of Deputies election | 6 June 2021 |
Next Senate election | 2 June 2024 |
Next Chamber of Deputies election | 2 June 2024 |
| Motto | |
| La Patria Es Primero(The Fatherland Is First) | |
| Meeting place | |
| Senate Building Mexico City | |
| 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) | |
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