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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEveryone has the right to form non-profit associations and federations. Only citizens of Estonia may belong to political parties.
… (Sec. 48) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus koonduda mittetulundusühingutesse ja -liitudesse. Erakondadesse võivad kuuluda ainult Eesti kodanikud.
… (§ 48)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Greek citizens possessing the right to vote may freely found and join political parties, the organization and activity of which must serve the free functioning of democratic government.
Citizens who have not yet acquired the right to vote may participate in youth sections of parties.
... (Art. 29) - Greek1. Έλληνες πολίτες που έχουν το εκλογικό δικαίωμα μπορούν ελεύθερα να ιδρύουν και να συμμετέχουν σε πολιτικά κόμματα, που η οργάνωση και η δράση τους οφείλει να εξυπηρετεί την ελεύθερη λειτουργία του δημοκρατικού πολιτεύματος.
Πολίτες που δεν απέκτησαν ακόμη το δικαίωμα να εκλέγουν μπορούν να συμμετέχουν στα τμήματα νέων των κομμάτων.
... ('Αρθρο 29)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens of Latvia who enjoy full rights of citizenship and, who on election day have attained eighteen years of age shall be entitled to vote. (Art. 8)
- LatvianTiesības vēlēt ir pilntiesīgiem Latvijas pilsoņiem, kuri vēlēšanu dienā ir sasnieguši astoņpadsmit gadu vecumu. (Art. 8)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe freedom of political, trade union and other association and action, without approval, by the registration with the competent authority, shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 53) - MontenegrinJemči se sloboda političkog, sindikalnog i drugog udruživanja i djelovanja, bez odobrenja, uz upis kod nadležnog organa.
… (Član 53)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen has the right to take part in political life and the direction of the country's public affairs, either directly or via freely elected representatives.
... (Art. 48) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de tomar parte na vida política e na direcção dos assuntos públicos do país, directamente ou por intermédio de representantes livremente eleitos.
... (Art. 48)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Freedom of political, union and any other form of association shall be guaranteed, as well as the right to stay out of any association.
... (Art. 55) - Serbian Cyrillic
Јемчи се слобода политичког, синдикалног и сваког другог удруживања и право да се остане изван сваког удружења.
... (Члан 55)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens of Ukraine have the right to freedom of association in political parties and public organisations for the exercise and protection of their rights and freedoms and for the satisfaction of their political, economic, social, cultural and other interests, with the exception of restrictions established by law in the interests of national security and public order, the protection of the health of the population or the protection of rights and freedoms of other persons.
... (Art. 36) - UkrainianГромадяни України мають право на свободу об'єднання у політичні партії та громадські організації для здійснення і захисту своїх прав і свобод та задоволення політичних, економічних, соціальних, культурних та інших інтересів, за винятком обмежень, встановлених законом в інтересах національної безпеки та громадського порядку, охорони здоров'я населення або захисту прав і свобод інших людей.
... (Стаття 36)
Political Rights and Association
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(4) Public employees, including members of the federal army, are guaranteed the unrestricted exercise of their political rights. (Art. 7) - German
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(4) Den öffentlich Bediensteten, einschließlich der Angehörigen des Bundesheeres, ist die ungeschmälerte Ausübung ihrer politischen Rechte gewährleistet. (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
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Power in the Republic of Croatia derives from the people and belongs to the people as a community of free and equal citizens.
The people exercise the power through the election of representatives and through direct decision-making. (Art. 1) - Croatian…
U Republici Hrvatskoj vlast proizlazi iz naroda i pripada narodu kao zajednici slobodnih i ravnopravnih državljana.
Narod ostvaruje vlast izborom svojih predstavnika i neposrednim odlučivanjem. (Članak 1)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of Man. These rights are Liberty, Property, Safety and Resistance to Oppression. (1789 Declaration, Art. 2)
- FrenchLe but de toute association politique est la conservation des droits naturels et imprescriptibles de l'Homme. Ces droits sont la liberté, la propriété, la sûreté, et la résistance à l'oppression. (Déclaration 1789, Art. 2)