Constituent Assembly of Mexico City explained
The Constituent Assembly of Mexico City (Asamblea Constituyente de la Ciudad de México) is a body formed to create a new constitution for Mexico City in the wake of the 2016 political reforms that convert Mexico City into a federative entity comparable to the 31 states; with "autonomy in all matters concerning its internal regime and its political and administrative organization."[1] It will be installed on September 15, 2016, and must create the new constitution by January 31, 2017.
The Constituent Assembly is based at the Casona de Xicoténcatl, the former home of the Senate of the Republic, under an agreement between the government of Mexico City and the Senate.[2]
Composition
The Constituent Assembly consists of 100 members, which were allocated as follows in the decree of political reform of Mexico City published on January 29, 2016 in the Diario Oficial de la Federación:[3]
Elected members
The elections for 60 of the 100 seats in the Constituent Assembly were held on June 5, 2016.[4] The 100 members are as follows:[5]
Senatorial designees
- María Lorena Marín Moreno[6]
Deputy designees
Presidential designees
Mayoral designees
Final composition
| Party | Votes | % | Elected
seats | Designees | Total
seats |
|---|
| National Regeneration Movement | 652,286 | 33.06 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| Party of the Democratic Revolution | 572,043 | 28.99 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| National Action Party | 203,843 | 10.3 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 153,034 | 7.75 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Social Encounter Party | 68,639 | 3.47 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| New Alliance Party (Mexico) | 55,178 | 2.79 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Citizens' Movement | 42,068 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | 30,477 | 1.54 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Labor Party | 18,348 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent candidates | 176,918 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 172,821 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,145,655 | 100 | 60 | – | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | 28.67 | – | – | – | |
The winning independent candidate — the only one of 21 to pass the 32,000-vote threshold — was Ismael Figueroa Flores.[12]
Party coordinators
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mexico City’s Political Reform is a triumph of dialogue, democracy and its inhabitants: Enrique Peña Nieto. Office of the President of Mexico. 29 January 2016.
- Web site: Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Firman convenio de colaboración Gobierno de CDMX y Cámara de Senadores. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-19.
- http://www.dof.gob.mx/avisos/2480/SG_290116_vesp/SG_290116_vesp.html DOF 29 January 2016 (Evening Edition): "DECRETO por el que se declaran reformadas y derogadas diversas disposiciones de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, en materia de la reforma política de la Ciudad de México."
- News: Asamblea Constituyente, sin cambios tras recuento de votos. La Jornada. 2016-06-10. Ángel. Bolaños Sánchez. 2016-07-25.
- News: Los nombres que integrarán la Asamblea Constituyente. Excélsior. 2016-09-13. 2016-09-13.
- [Ana Lilia Herrera Anzaldo]
- The Labor Party declined to name one of its senators, as it disagreed with the creation of the list of senatorial designees. Romero Hicks of the PAN was selected instead.
- Replaced Pablo Escudero Morales after he was designated President of the Senate.
- News: Excélsior. 2016-05-24. Cámara de Diputados publica su lista de integrantes a la Constituyente. Notimex. 2016-07-25.
- News: Instalan Asamblea Constituyente de la CDMX. El Universal. 2016-09-15. 2016-09-15.
- News: Ellos son los 6 constituyentes que designa Mancera. 2016-09-13. Aristegui Noticias. 2016-09-13.
- News: Así quedará la Asamblea Constituyente de la Ciudad de México. Valeria. Ríos. 2016-06-07. Hipertextual. 2016-07-25.
- News: Designan PAN y Morena coordinadores en Asamblea Constituyente. SDP Noticias. 2016-09-09. 2016-09-12.
