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• Sources of legitimacy


  • Constitution
  • Elections
• Executive term length and limit


  Sexino, 6, no reelection
• Chambers


  • House of deputies
  • Senate
• Legislative election system


  MMD, meaning FPTP as well as PR across states
• Other bodies and rules


  • National Electoral Institute INE - monitors and runs elections
• Party system


  Multi party system, 3 major political parties
• Parties


  • PAN
  • Morena
  • PRI
• Referenda - no
• Major political and social cleavages


  • North v. South
  • (Zapatista - Chiapas state, indig.)
• PAN beats PRI, one-party rule ends

  2000
• Regime type


  • Illiberal democracy
• Sources of legitimacy


  • Constitution
  • Democracy
  • Performance
• Executive election system


  Direct Election (Plurality- 25% of 2/3 of the states)
• Executive term length and limit

  2 consecutive terms of 4 years
• Chambers


  • Senate (upper)
  • House of Representatives (lower)
• Legislative election system


  Direct Election- SMD, plurality
• Other bodies and rules

  • Independent National Election Commission
  • Federal Character Principle
• Party system


  Two party system
• Parties


  • PDP
  • APC
• Major political and social cleavages


  • Ethnic cleavage: Igbo, Hausa Funani, Yoruba
  • Religious cleavage: Muslim North, Christian South
  • Economic cleavage: North, South
• Last Coup/ presidential election

  1999