To be eligible to run for president, the following requirements must be met:

·         Be a natural-born citizen of Mexico ("mexicano por nacimiento"), with at least one parent who is a natural-born citizen of Mexico.

·         Be a resident of Mexico for at least two decades (20 years).

·         Be 35 years or older at the time of the election.

·         Be a resident of Mexico for the entire year prior to the election.

·         Not be an official of any church or religious denomination.

·         Not be in active military service during the six months prior to the election.

·         Not be a secretary or under-secretary of state, attorney general, or governor of a State at least six months prior to the election.

·         Not having been president already, even in a provisional capacity