President of Mexico facts for kids

President of the; United Mexican States
	Mexican Presidential Standard
	Seal of the Federal Government of Mexico
	Incumbent; Andrés Manuel López Obrador; since December 1, 2018
	Executive branch of the Mexican Government; Office of the President of Mexico
Residence	National Palace of Mexico
Seat	Mexico City, Mexico.
Appointer	Federal Electoral Tribunal
Term length	Six years (sexenio) Single term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Mexico
Inaugural holder	Guadalupe Victoria
Formation	October 10, 1824
Salary	MXN$111, 990 Mexican peso per month, before taxes.
Website	Government of Mexico; ;

The President of Mexico (Spanish: Presidente de México), officially known as the President of the United Mexican States (Spanish: Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and government of Mexico.

Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces. The current President is Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who took office on December 1, 2018.

Requirements

To be eligible to serve as president, Article 82 of the Constitution specifies that the following requirements must be met:

Be a natural-born citizen of Mexico ("mexicano por nacimiento") able to exercise full citizenship rights, with at least one parent who is a natural-born citizen of Mexico.
Be a resident of Mexico for at least twenty (20) years.
Be thirty-five years of age or older at the time of the election.
Be a resident of Mexico for the entire year prior to the election (although absences of 30 days or fewer are explicitly stated not to interrupt residency).
Not be an official or minister of any church or religious denomination.
Not be in active military service during the six months prior to the election.
Not be a secretary of state or under-secretary of state, attorney general, governor of a State, or head of the government of Mexico City, unless "separated from the post" (resigned or been granted permanent leave of absence) at least six months prior to the election.
Not have been president already, even in a provisional capacity (see Succession below).

Powers

The 1917 Constitution was influenced from the Constitution of the United States. It made it clear separation of powers while giving the president wider powers than his American counterpart. However, this has only recently become the case in practice.

Residence

The President's official residence and main workplace is Los Pinos, located inside the Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Park). The President has the right to use this residence for the six-year term of office.