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The statute of a political party shall compulsorily include:
a) the full and abridged name, the distinguishing mark of the party and the electoral sign;
b) the central seat;
c) an express mention that it follows up political objectives only;
d) members' rights and duties;
e) Party penalties and procedures by which they can be applied to members;
f) election procedure of the executive bodies and their competences;
g) the competence of the general assembly of members or of their delegates;
h) the bodies empowered to put up nominations at local, parliamentary, and presidential elections;
i) the body competent to decide mergers with other political parties, with political alliances or other forms of association;
j) conditions under which it shall cease its activity;
k) mode of administration of the patrimony, and financing sources established under the terms of the present law;
I) the representative body of the party in relations with public authorities and third parties.