Mexican government

Rulers in Mexico City

The Mexican government is the federal republic governing Mexico, structured as a presidential system with executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

The term often appears in news contexts involving U.S.-Mexico relations, immigration policy, or drug trafficking: The Mexican government deployed troops to the border.

Negotiations with the Mexican government stalled.

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provincial governments · local authorities · local government · city councils · village councils

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