Evolución normativa y jurisprudencial de la doble militancia: propuesta de interpretación del elemento modal en la modalidad de apoyo

Abstract

This research examines the normative and jurisprudential evolution of the prohibition of double party affiliation in Colombia, with particular emphasis on the support modality in political coalition scenarios. Using a qualitative legal-dogmatic methodology and a jurisprudential analysis based on Diego López Medina's method, the study reconstructs the case law of the Fifth Section of the Council of State to identify the origin, development, and scope of the so-called modal element. It then analyzes the principles governing the interpretation of electoral law and the limits of judicial interpretation when restricting the right to be elected. The study concludes that the modal element constitutes a judicial construct lacking an explicit statutory basis, whose application has generated legal uncertainty. Accordingly, it proposes an interpretative approach consistent with the principles of legality, electoral capacity, and the constitutional purpose of the prohibition of double party affiliation, aimed at strengthening consistency and legal certainty in electoral adjudication.