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How is legislative process affected when governments have neither majority nor institutional devices to confront a plural Congress? To answer this question, this study analyzes the level of aggregation in bills sent and approved in Mexico's Chamber of Deputies after the election of 2000. The research findings show that one of the clues to avoid particularistic legislation has been straightening parties' leadership through the electoral and legislative institutional design. Adapted from the source document.

The nature of the new relationship between the executive & legislative branches of the Mexican government following the July 2000 election of President Vicente Fox & the concomitant absence of an absolute majority party in Congress are explored. Formal & informal means by which the president can intervene in the legislative processes & the legislature can participate in governing are listed. The 58th Legislature is made up of diverse parties, making it difficult for any one party to obtain sufficient representation. This situation obligates the executive branch to establish agreements & maintain cohesion in order to pursue projects. Weak organizational structures & incomplete structural platforms present further obstacles. The impact of the institutional weakness of the Mexican party system on achieving democratic consolidation is discussed. 7 Tables. Adapted from the source document.