La corrupción política constituye una modalidad de delincuencia económica. Por tanto, la lucha contra la corrupción exige el despliegue de estrategias político-criminales que afecten al derecho penal, al Derecho procesal y a los mecanismos públicos de control y transparencia. Pero debe incidir, también, en los elementos del modelo económico que generan y potencian la corrupción de funcionarios públicos y autoridades políticas, y hacen prevalecer los intereses particulares sobre los colectivos, constitucionalmente consagrados.
Corruption in politics is a sort of economic delinquency. As a result, struggling against corruption requires the development of criminal and procedural law strategies, as well as in the field of public control systems and transparency. But the economic system elements that produce and strengthen corruption in civil servants and political authorities must be also taken into consideration, as they make private interests prevail over collective ones, which are constitutionally established.