Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellants could directly bring the political-rights complaint to the Federal Court despite the cantonal judicial instance issue.
Decisão extraída
The complaint was admissible; exhaustion of the cantonal instances was exceptionally waived because serious doubts existed as to the proper cantonal appellate route during the transitional period.
Fundamentação extraída
For political-rights complaints, a cantonal judicial instance is normally required, but transitional uncertainty under the Zurich adaptation ordinance justified direct federal review.