Mexico

Mexico and International IDEA

Mexico joined International IDEA in 2003.

IDEA maintains an office in Mexico City, Mexico.

Mexico, a Mixed Member Proportional System for parliamentary elections and First Past the Post for presidential elections, collaborates closely with IDEA and provides funding to the overall work of the Institute.

A large part of IDEA’s funding comes from its member states “core contributions”, which finance the entire work programme of the Institute: Programme of Operations 2007-09. Each of IDEA’s member states is therefore involved and instrumental in IDEA’s work to promote democracy worldwide.

Highlights of International IDEA’s activities in relation to Mexico:

• IDEA’s Mexico and Central America project aiming to increase political dialogue, promote reflection and debate on the changes needed to ensure governance, research political parties and further the reconciliation process in Guatemala and El Salvador.

In addition, Mexico has sponsored IDEA publications such as:

• Electoral System Design: the New International IDEA Handbook (Spanish) (2006), an easy-to-use guide with practical information about electoral system choice and modification.
• Handbook on Electoral Dispute Resolution (EDR), a much needed tool to provide a comparative analysis of EDR systems from a comprehensive perspective and with a global approach. Publication of the handbook is planned for early summer 2007.

Ambassador Andrés Rozental, President of Mexican Council on International Affairs is currently serving as the Vice Chairperson of the IDEA Board of Directors.

Facts and figures about democracy in Mexico

Using IDEA’s worldwide democracy and elections databases, learn more about:

• Mexico’s electoral system (ACE),  ESD (Table of Electoral Systems Worldwide)
• Comparative data on election systems, laws, management and administration
• Voter turnout in Mexico 1946 – 2006
• Information on electoral quotas for women in Mexico
  
• Laws on funding of political parties in Mexico