The Real Front: the Weakening of the Autonomy of the Political Parties From the National Electoral Council

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Last week, in this same space, Judge Altus Baquero proposed as an alleged “unattented front” the ability of political parties to restrict political rights. He based his position on Article 23.2 of the American Convention on Human Rights, arguing that only a judge can limit political rights and not an administrative authority or a political organization. Under that interpretation, he concluded that the internal disciplinary mechanisms of the part…