Cooperation or Conflict? Executive-Legislative Relations during the Felipe Calderón Administration.

The principal aim of this paper is to evaluate two key aspects of executive-legislature relations during the administration of President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa: the approval ratings of the legislative agenda of the executive and the amendments or vetoes made by the president to the bills of law ap...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Velázquez López Velarde, Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Foro Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2265
Acceso en línea:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2265
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Calderón
executive
legislature
multi-party state
reforms.
ejecutivo
legislativo
multipartidismo
reformas
Descripción
Sumario:The principal aim of this paper is to evaluate two key aspects of executive-legislature relations during the administration of President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa: the approval ratings of the legislative agenda of the executive and the amendments or vetoes made by the president to the bills of law approved by lawmakers. It also examines whether any of the constitutional changes approved over this period altered the balance of power in the relationship between the president and Congress. The analysis indicates that neither the presidential nor the multi-party system, nor the lack of a majority for the president’s party in Congress led to legislative paralysis, but they did hinder the approval of a number of key reforms for the country.