Congress of Yucatán
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Honorable Congress of the State of Yucatan Honorable Congreso del Estado de Yucatán | |
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| 63rd Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | 1 period (3 years) |
| History | |
| Founded | August 20, 1823 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Congress | Erik José Rihani González Since 1st February, 2023, .svg){kind=logo} |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 |
Political groups | |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Constitution of Yucatán (Title four) |
| Salary | $44,880 pesos |
| Elections | |
| Direct election | |
Last election | 6 June 2021 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Hall of the Legislative Power, Mérida, Yucatán | |
| Website | |
| Official State Congress website | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Yucatan | |
The Congress of the State of Yucatán (Spanish: Congreso del Estado de Yucatán; Yucatec Maya: u Noj Mola’ayil u Péetlu’umil Yucatán), or simply the Congress of Yucatán, is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Yucatán. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Yucatán, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive and the judiciary. The Congress of Yucatán is an unicameral legislature.
The current session of the Congress consists of 25 deputies (15 elected by the first-past-the-post system and 10 by proportional representation). Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term with the possibility of re-election for an additional term.
Since its installation the congress has been renewed 63 times; the current legislature was elected in 2021, and it is known as the LXIII Legislature of the Congress of Yucatán.
Composition
[edit]The 62nd Legislature of the Congress of Yucatán consists of the following political parties:
| Political Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 10 |
| National Action Party | 6 |
| National Regeneration Movement | 4 |
| Citizens' Movement | 2 |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | 1 |
| New Alliance Party | 1 |
| Party of the Democratic Revolution | 1 |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website (In Spanish)
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