Constitución en Inglés

71 Corte Constitucional de Colombia The National Election Commission shall grant legal status to political parties and movements and significant groups of citizens. They may acquire legal personality by obtaining no less than three percent (3%) of votes validly cast in the national territory in elections to the House of Representatives or Senate. They shall lose it if they do not obtain this percentage in elections to these public bodies. This requirement does not apply to the special regime enacted by law for constituencies of ethnic and political minorities, for which it shall suffice to have obtained representation in Congress. Political parties and movements also shall lose their legal status if they do not hold a party convention at least every two (2) years that allows their members to influence the political organization’s most important decisions. Political parties and movements with recognized legal status may register candidates for elections. This registration must be endorsed by the party´s or political movement´s legal representative of by the person delegated by him/her. Social movements and significant groups of citizens may also register candidates. All registrations of disqualified candidates shall be revoked by the National Election Commission in accordance with the requirements of due process. The by-laws of political parties and movements shall regulate the issues pertaining to their internal disciplinary regime. The members of public bodies elected by the political party or movement or significant group of citizens shall act within these bodies as parliamentary group under the terms defined by law and in accordance with decisions democratically adopted by them. ARTICLE 108