Practice question
A political party fields candidates in legislative-district elections and also wants party-list participation in its own name. It proposes instead an independently registered sectoral wing, constituted as an independent sectoral party linked to it by coalition. Assume the wing independently meets all applicable requirements. Which statement follows from Atong Paglaum?
- The political party may directly participate without qualification merely because it is major.
- Every sectoral wing is forbidden from any link with a political party.
- Winning a district seat automatically converts the party into a sectoral group.
- A party fielding district candidates may participate in party-list elections only through the qualifying separately registered sectoral wing described.
- A coalition link dispenses with the wing’s separate registration and qualifications.
Legal references
- Atong Paglaum, Inc. v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 203766 and consolidated cases, April 2, 2013, main decision, six participation parameters: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/55861
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