Senate of Mexico
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Senate of the Republic Senado de la República |
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| LXII Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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Upper house of the Congress of Mexico
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| History | |
| Founded | October 4, 1824 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats |
128 members |
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Political groups
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Length of term
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6 years |
| Authority | Chapter II of the Constitution of the United Mexican States |
| Elections | |
| Limited voting | |
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Last election
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July 1, 2012 |
| Motto | |
| La Patria Es Primero (The Country Is First) | |
| Meeting place | |
| Senate Tribune Senate Palace Mexico City Mexico |
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| Website | |
| Official Website of the Mexican Senate | |
The Senate of the Republic, (Spanish: Senado de la República) constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores del H. Congreso de la Unión), is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress.
After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:
In a senatorial race, each party nominates two candidates who run and are elected together by direct vote. The party of the two candidates that won the second highest vote within the state or the Federal District then assigns a senator to occupy the third seat (first minority seat), according to the list of candidates that the party registered with the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE).
Senators serve six-year terms, running concurrently with the President of Mexico. Special elections are rare, as substitutes are chosen at every election.
The Senate is completely renewed every six years, since senators are barred from immediate reelection. This will change at the 2018 election.
In Spanish, it is conventional to refer to each Legislature of the Senate by the Roman numeral of its term.
The current session (whose term lasts from 2012 to 2015) is known as the LXII Legislatura (62nd Legislature).
Senators are elected to serve during two legislatures of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. Thus, current Senators (who were elected in the general election of July 1, 2012) will serve during the 62nd and 63rd Legislatures of the Chamber of Deputies.
According to the Constitution, senators are the representatives of the nation. To be a senator, for any of the two principles of choice, you must meet the following requirements:
Senators are elected for a period of six years, corresponding to two legislatures and can not be reelected for the immediate period, although alternately.
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