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1 - In the following cases members of party bodies may be removed from office as an accessory sanction handed down by judicial ruling:
a) They are convicted by a court of any of the special crimes for which political officeholders may be held liable in the exercise of their functions in bodies that belong to the State, the Autonomous Regions or local authorities;
b) They are convicted by a court of participating in associations that are armed or military, militarised or paramilitary in nature, racist organisations, or organisations that display a fascist ideology.
2 - Other than in the cases listed by the previous paragraph, removal from office shall only occur under such conditions and in such forms as are provided for by the statutes.