Mexico has a federal presidential representative democratic republic form of government. The government is divided into three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The President is the head of the executive branch, and the Mexican Congress comprises the legislative branch. The judicial branch is independent and comprises the Supreme Court of Justice and the federal judiciary. The political system is multi-party, with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), National Action Party (PAN), and Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) being the major parties.
