Security and organised crime
Why this topic matters
Organised crime and public security create difficult choices about policing, military involvement, justice and civil rights.
How institutions shape the question
The president leads the executive separately from Congress and is elected for one six-year term without re-election.
Relevant turning point
1929–2000 · Long dominant-party era
One political organisation and its successors dominated the presidency for seven decades while elections and institutions gradually became more competitive.
Country sources
- Political Constitution of the United Mexican States — Chamber of Deputies ↗
- Mexican electoral system — Instituto Nacional Electoral ↗
- Presidency of Mexico — Government of Mexico ↗
- 2024 district counts — Instituto Nacional Electoral ↗
- Freedom in the World 2026: Mexico — Freedom House ↗
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