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Following the weekend inauguration of the deputies elected in July, Mexico's 61st Legislature has been installed in San Lázaro. The magazine Hoja de Ruta examined the professional background of 199 of the deputies, finding that 103 are lawyers, 53 are economic or management specialists, 18 are doctors, 17 come from education, and eight are political scientists. It also found that the PRI has the most legislatively experienced class: 60 percent of their incoming deputies have already served in a legislative post, compared to 46 percent for the PRD and 39 percent for the PAN. I'm not sure whether that's admirable or worrying, but interesting nonetheless.