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Article 93
 

1. The merger of parties can only be made between two or more national political parties, or two or more local political parties.


2. The national political parties that decide to merger should sign an agreement in which the characteristics of the new party are invariably established, or which of the political parties that maintain their legal personality and the validity of their registration, and which party or parties that become merged. The merger agreement should be approved by the national assembly or equivalent of each of the parties that participate in the merger.


3. For all legal purposes, the validity of the registration of the new political party will be that of the oldest party among those that merge.


4. The rights and prerogatives corresponding to the new party will be recognized and allocated on the basis of the sum of the percentages of votes that the merged parties obtained in the last election for federal representatives or, where applicable, for local representatives or representatives to the Legislative Assembly by the principle of proportional representation.


5. The merger agreement should be presented to the president of the General Council of the Institute or of the Local Public Body so that he, once the review referred to in paragraph 2 of article 93 of this Law is completed, submits it for the consideration of the General Council.


6. The General Council of the Institute or of the Local Public Body will decide on the validity of the registration of the new party, within the thirty days following its presentation and, where applicable, will arrange for its publication in the Government Gazette of the Federation.


7. For electoral purposes, the merger agreement should be passed on to the president of the General Council of the Institute or of the Local Public Body no later than one year before the day of the election.