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Article 85
 

1. The political parties could form alliances to achieve shared political and social aims of a non-electoral nature through specific and common actions and strategies.


2. The political parties could, for electoral purposes, form a coalition to nominate the same candidates in the federal elections, provided that they meet the requirements established in this Law.


3. Two or more political parties could merge to form a new political party or to incorporate themselves into one of them.


4. The newly registered parties cannot form alliances, coalitions or mergers with another political party before the end of the first federal or local election immediately after their registration, as applies.


5. The states will have the power to establish other forms of participation or association of the political parties in order to nominate candidates in their Local Constitution.


6. The validity of the coalition agreement, the act of association act or of participation will be presumed, provided that it was made in the terms established in the statutes and approved by the competent bodies, unless proven otherwise.