translated from Spanish: INE will spend more than 10.5 million pesos to liquidate parties

Mexico .- The National Electoral Institute (INE) will cost more than 10.5 million pesos to remove the registration of the three new political parties that did not reach the required vote in the elections of June 6. According to the Executive General Secretariat, 10 million 576 thousand 329 pesos will be allocated for the liquidation process of the progressive social networks (RSP), Force for Mexico (FxM) and Solidarity Encounter Party (PES) parties. Only in the payment of three auditors, and their team, will be invested 5 million 626 thousand pesos for six and a half months of work. From June to September, considered as the period of prevention, these specialists must monitor and control the use and destination of the resources and assets of the party, and deliver the necessary reports to the technical units of the INE. While from October to December, liquidation stage, these experts will have to manage the assets of the political institute, make the transfer of their assets to the local parties that did reach their registration and publish the lists of creditors. They must also submit to the Audit Commission a final report on the closure of the party’s liquidation proceedings.” There is a need to develop work plans aimed at dealing, in an efficient manner, with the processes of liquidation of national political parties that derive from the Federal Electoral Process 2020-2021, seeking a satisfactory follow-up and conclusion.” It is necessary to have sufficient personnel, both in capacity and experience, to fulfill the duality of functions, both legal and accounting, typical of supervision, “the Directorate of Administration justified to the Executive General Secretariat.In the document where the process is explained, it is also warned that it will be necessary to consider resources in the 2022 budget in case the liquidation of the three parties is prolonged. Although they did not reach 3 percent of the vote, these three parties from July to December will continue to receive 8 million 751 thousand pesos. For sample… The INE has not yet concluded the liquidation of the Humanist Party, Social Encounter and New Alliance, the first did not reach its registration in 2015 and the last two in 2018.In a report released last Wednesday, the electoral body reported that of the Humanist Party there are 192 labor lawsuits, of which 152 are in the investigation stage, and 40 in an opinion, in addition to two amparo proceedings by former workers. In the case of Nueva Alianza, labor problems were solved, its properties were sold in Mexico City and Tabasco, and the INE is spending resources on renting spaces to protect the party’s assets. Other properties will be channeled to the party in eight states where it did achieve registration as a local institute. Read more: 19 tons of food, medicine and supplies arrive in Haiti from Mexico While the PES has pending five labor lawsuits, two commercial proceedings, and two amparos, and the delivery of goods to the party is being processed in six states, where it has a registry. A reed room burns in Topolobampo, Ahome

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