Term
It is conventional to refer to each Legislature by the Roman numeral of its term. Thus, the current Congress (whose term lasts from 2012 to 2015) is known as the "LXII Legislature"; the previous Congress (whose term lasted from 2009 to 2012) was the "LXI Legislature," and so forth. The I Legislature of Congress was the first Constitutional congress after the 1857 Constitution.
Early in the 20th century, the revolutionary leader Francisco I. Madero popularized the slogan, Sufragio Efectivo – no Reelección (effective suffrage, no reelection). In keeping with that long held principle, the current 1917 Constitution states that "Deputies and Senators cannot be reelected for the next immediate term."
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