1.1. This is a public order Law of general observance in the national territory, and its purpose is to regulate the constitutional provisions that apply to the national and local political parties, as well as to distribute responsibilities between the Federation and the states regarding:

a) The creation of the political parties, as well as the deadlines and requirements for their legal registration;

b) The rights and obligations of their members;

c) The basic guidelines for the integration of their management bodies, the nomination of their candidates, the democratic conduct of their activities, their prerogatives and the transparency in the use of resources;

d) The minimum contents of their basic documents;

e) The forms of electoral participation through coalitions;

f) The auditing system of the income and expenditure of the resources;

g) The organization and functioning of their internal bodies, as well as the mechanisms of intraparty justice;

h) The procedures and sanctions applicable to the incompliance with their obligations;

i) The regulatory regime applicable in the event of loss of registration and liquidation of the political parties, and

j) The legal regime applicable to the national political associations.