Mexican President
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| Executive branch of the Mexican Government Office of the President of Mexico |
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| Residence | Los Pinos |
| Seat | Mexico City |
| Appointer | Federal Electoral Tribunal |
| Term length | Six years (sexenio) Single term |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Mexico |
| Inaugural holder | Guadalupe Victoria |
| Formation | October 10, 1824 |
| Salary | MXN$208,570.92 per month, before taxes. |
| Website | en.presidencia.gob.mx |
The President of the United Mexican States (Spanish: Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces. The current President is Enrique Peña Nieto, who took office on December 1, 2012.
Currently, the office of the President is considered to be revolutionary, in that the powers of office are derived from the Revolutionary Constitution of 1917. Another legacy of the Revolution is its ban on . Mexican presidents are limited to a single six-year term, called a sexenio. No one who has held the post, even on a caretaker basis, is allowed to run or serve again. The constitution and the office of the President closely follow the presidential system of government.
Chapter III of Title III of the Constitution deals with the executive branch of government and sets forth the powers of the president, as well as the qualifications for the office. He is vested with the "supreme executive power of the Union".
To be eligible to serve as president, Article 82 of the Constitution specifies that the following requirements must be met:
The ban on any sort of presidential re-election, dating back to the aftermath of the Porfiriato and the end of the Mexican Revolution, has remained in place even as it was relaxed for other offices. In 2014, the constitution was amended to allow Deputies and Senators to run for a second consecutive term. Previously, Deputies and Senators were barred from successive re-election. However, the restriction on presidential re-election, even if it is nonsuccessive, remained in place.
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