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Weekly Report - 31 August 2017 (WR-17-34)
MEXICO: Cat among the political pigeons
In a landmark 7-3 decision on 28 August Mexico’s supreme court (SCJN) ruled that the so-called ‘Kumamoto law’ on the financing of political parties in the state of Jalisco is constitutional. The law, passed in June this year, enforces a sharp reduction in the funding of local political parties, and could have major repercussions across the country as a whole.