The Congress of the State of Chiapas ( es, Congreso del Estado de Chiapas) is the
legislative
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branch of the government of the
State
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of
Chiapas. It was constituted for the first time after the state's accession to Mexico on January 5, 1825. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Chiapas, which is equal to, and independent of, the
executive
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.
At present it is composed of an assembly of 40 deputies, 24 of whom are elected on a
first-past-the-post
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basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided. The rest is elected through a system of
proportional representation
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. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term. Its headquarters are in the state capital,
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and servic ...
.
See also
*
List of Mexican state congresses
The congresses of the federal entities of Mexico are the depositary bodies of the legislative power in the List of states of Mexico, thirty-one states and Mexico City. Conformed as unicameral assemblies, they are composed of deputies elected und ...
References
External links
Official website
Government of Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas
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