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Under Articles 11 et seq. of the draft law, a political party must be registered on the new online platform in order to be regarded as lawfully established. To that end, the founders must register information concerning their identities and the party, including the party statutes. The main changes compared to the provisions of Legislative Decree no. 2011-87 are the publication of the information on the online platform and more precise requirements relating to the content of political party statutes; for example, responsibility for deciding whether the party registration files comply with the law is transferred from the Prime Minister to the “administration”, i.e. the ministry responsible for political parties. Neither Legislative Decree no. 2011-87 nor the draft law lays down substantive requirements for the establishment of a political party, such as a minimum level of support or geographical distribution of its members.