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2024 Mexican Judicial Reform
The 2024 Mexican judicial reform is a series of constitutional amendments that restructured the judiciary of Mexico. The reform replaced Mexico's appointment-based system for selecting judges with one where judges, pre-selected by Congress, are elected by popular vote, with each judge serving a renewable nine-year term. It reduces the number of Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Supreme Court justices from 11 to 9 and limits their terms to 12 years. The reform also allows the use of Faceless court, "faceless" judges and establishes a new tribunal for judicial oversight and accountability, while significantly reducing benefits and salaries previously received by members of the judiciary. With its passing, Mexico became the first country to have elections for all judges. The reform was put forward by the governing coalition, led by the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), with the goal of eliminating corruption in the judiciary. It faced significant resistance from opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of The Union
The Congress of the Union (, ), 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. It consists 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 three members being elected in each state (two seats are awarded to the winning party or coalition and one to the first runner-up); the other 32 members are elected by proportional representation in a single country-wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recurso De Amparo
In most legal systems of the Spanish-speaking world, the writ of ("writ of protection"; also called , "appeal for protection", or , "judgement for protection") is a remedy for the protection of constitutional rights, found in certain jurisdictions. The remedy or action is an effective and inexpensive instrument for the protection of individual rights. , generally granted by a supreme or constitutional court, serves a dual protective purpose: it protects the citizen and their basic guarantees, and protects the constitution itself by ensuring that its principles are not violated by statutes or actions of the state that undermine the basic rights enshrined therein. It resembles, in some respects, constitutional remedies such as the available in Colombia, the writ of security () in Brazil and the constitutional complaint () procedure found in Germany. In many countries, an action is intended to protect all rights that are not protected specifically by the constitution or by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Action Party (Mexico)
The National Action Party (, PAN) is a Conservatism, conservative List of political parties in Mexico, political party in Mexico founded in 1939. It is one of the main political parties in the country, and, since the 1980s, has had success winning local, state, and national elections. In the historic 2000 Mexican general election, PAN candidate Vicente Fox was elected president, the first time in 71 years that the Mexican presidency was not held by the traditional ruling party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. Six years later, PAN candidate Felipe Calderón succeeded Fox after winning the 2006 Mexican general election, 2006 presidential election. In the 2006 Mexican general election, 2006 legislative elections, the party won 207 out of 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), Chamber of Deputies and 52 out of 128 Senate of the Republic (Mexico), senators. In the 2012 Mexican general election, 2012 legislative elections, the PAN won 38 seats in the Senate and 114 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Palace Of San Lázaro
The Legislative Palace of San Lázaro (Spanish: ''Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro'') is the main seat of the legislative power of the Mexican government, being the permanent meeting place of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the seat of the whole ''Congress of the Union'', when the Chamber of Deputies convenes in conjunction with the Senate of the Republic. Built in the late 20th century after a 1977 political reform, the complex is located in Mexico City about a mile east of the Zócalo central square, in the Venustiano Carranza borough, next to the Palace of Federal Justice. The complex draws its name from its location, as the San Lázaro Railway Station was the former occupant of the grounds where the palace was built. History After the Mexican political reform of 1977, the number of deputies of the Chamber passed from 186 to 400, and thus, it was impossible for them to convene in the former meeting place, then known as the Legislative Palace of Donceles, which is now o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Monreal
Ricardo Monreal Ávila (born 19 September 1960) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). He currently serves as a Deputy in the Mexican Congress, representing a Proportional Representation seat since September 1, 2024. He is also the President of the Political Coordination Board in the Chamber of Deputies. Previously, he was a senator and the Senate Majority Leader, a former Governor of Zacatecas and a former member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) (and of the Party of the Democratic Revolution PRD) being closely identified during his tenure in that party with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Monreal Ávila graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ) and with a Ph.D. in administrative and constitutional law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He worked as a professor of law for several years and got involved in several agricultural programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Moreira Valdez
Rubén Ignacio Moreira Valdez is a Mexican politician. Popular Election Positions In 2009 he participated in the contest for Federal Deputy for Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...'s fourth district, with head in Saltillo, obtaining more than 73% of the votes (the highest percentage of votes obtained in an electoral district at the national level). References * Elecciones_estatales_de_Coahuila_de_2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreira Valdez, Ruben 1963 births Living people Governors of Coahuila Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Coahuila Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Politicians from Saltillo Autonomous University of Coahuila alumni Academic staff of the Autonomous University of Coahuila Deputies of the LXI Legislature o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LXV Legislature Of The Mexican Congress
The LXV Legislature of the Congress of the Union (65th Congress) was a meeting of the legislative branch of Mexico, composed of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic (Mexico), Senate of the Republic. It convened on 1 September 2021, and ended on 31 August 2024, during the final three years of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, presidency. The Chamber of Deputies was elected in the 2021 Mexican legislative election, 2021 legislative election, in which ''Juntos Hacemos Historia'', consisting of the Morena (political party), National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the Labor Party (Mexico), Labor Party (PT), and the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), kept their majority but did not reach the two-thirds supermajority required to pass López Obrador's proposed constitutional reforms. This legislature was notable for being the first where deputies were eligible for reelection, with 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of The Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution (, , PRD) is a state-level social democracy, social democratic political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 1986 from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). The PRD was formed after the contested 1988 Mexican general election, general election in 1988, which the PRD's immediate predecessor, the National Democratic Front (Mexico), National Democratic Front, believed was rigged by the PRI. This sparked a movement away from the PRI's authoritarian rule. As of 2023, the PRD was a member of the Fuerza y Corazón por México (Strength and Heart for Mexico) coalition. Internationally, the PRD was a member of the Progressive Alliance. The members of the party are known colloquially in Mexico as ''Perredistas''. In 2024, the party failed to reach the necessary percentage of votes to keep its registration as a national political party. History Early o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecologist Green Party Of Mexico
The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (, , PVEM or PVE) is a green political party in Mexico. Founded in 1986, the party is associated with Jorge González Torres and his son Jorge Emilio González Martínez. It has seldom gotten more than 10% of the vote nationwide, but in the 21st century has joined alliances with different major parties ( PAN in the federal elections of 2000, PRI from 2003 to 2018, and most recently Morena from 2019 on). It is not recognized as a fellow green party by the European Green Party, and is known for its heavy use of advertising, and for (at times) taking stances on issues not usually associated with the international Green movement (such as support for capital punishment and extension of school hours). History The party was founded in 1986 under the name Mexican Green Party () and its first leader was Jorge González Torres. It participated in the 1991 federal elections for the first time as an independent bloc, under the name Ecologist Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labor Party (Mexico)
The Labor Party ( , PT; also known as the Workers Party) is a socialist political party in Mexico. It was founded on 8 December 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya. Following the 2018 election, the PT became the third-largest political party in the Chamber of Deputies with 61 deputies, after Morena with 191 and the PAN with 81. Political maneuvering briefly established the PRI as the third-largest party in August 2020, although it later turned out that the PT and the PRI were tied with 46 seats each after doubtful PRD deputy defections in favor of the PRI. It received 6.46% of the total votes cast in the 2024 presidential election, becoming the sixth national political force. It has 49 deputies and 6 senators in the LXVI legislature of the Congress of the Union. History Foundation Initial History Following the coordination of several social groups, including the Independent Teachers' Movement, the National Union of Agricultural Workers (UNTA), the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morena (political Party)
The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the largest political party in Mexico by number of members; it has been the ruling party since 2018, and it won a second term in the 2024 general election. The party's name also alludes to Mexico's Catholic national patroness: the Virgin of Guadalupe, known as ''La Morena''. Established as a non-profit organization in 2011 and registered as a political party in 2014, it was led by three-time presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador until 12 December 2017, when he registered as a candidate for the party's presidential nomination and was succeeded by Yeidckol Polevnsky. For the 2018 general election, it formed the coalition '' Juntos Haremos Historia'' (Together We Will Make History) with the left-wing Labor Party and the Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigamos Haciendo Historia
Sigamos Haciendo Historia () is a centre-left to left-wing, catch-all Mexican electoral coalition formed by the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the Labor Party (PT), and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) for the 2024 Mexican general election. Some local parties also participate in the coalition for their respective state elections. The coalition is the successor to Juntos Hacemos Historia, an alliance that participated in the 2021 Mexican elections, the 2022 and 2023 state elections. History Initial stages On 11 June 2023, ''Juntos Hacemos Historia'' announced an internal selection procedure to choose a '' de facto'' presidential nominee. To run for the nomination, potential candidates have to resign from their government positions, according to the coalition. Marcelo Ebrard, secretary of international affairs, was the first to register as a candidate, followed by Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City's head of government. Other contenders include Adán A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
