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Political Parties
- EnglishPolitical pluralism is recognized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All Congolese enjoying their civil and political rights have the right of creating a political party or to affiliate themselves to a political party of their choice.
The political parties participate in the expression of suffrage, in the reinforcement of the national conscience and of the civic education. They form and exercise their activities freely with respect for the law, for public order and for morality.
The political parties are held to the respect for the principles of pluralist democracy, of national unity and of national sovereignty.
The political parties may receive from the State public funds designated to finance their electoral campaigns or their activities, under the conditions defined by the law. (Art. 6) - FrenchLe pluralisme politique est reconnu en République Démocratique du Congo.
Tout Congolais jouissant de ses droits civils et politiques a le droit de créer un parti politique ou de s’affilier à un parti de son choix.
Les partis politiques concourent à l’expression du suffrage, au renforcement de la conscience nationale et à l’éducation civique. Ils se forment et exercent librement leurs activités dans le respect de la loi, de l’ordre public et des bonnes moeurs.
Les partis politiques sont tenus au respect des principes de démocratie pluraliste, d’unité et de souveraineté nationales.
Les partis politiques peuvent recevoir de l’Etat des fonds publics destinés à financer leurs campagnes électorales ou leurs activités, dans les conditions définies par la loi. (Art. 6)
Political Parties
- English1. Subject to this Constitution, every person shall have the right—
a. to form, to join, to participate in the activities of, and to recruit members for, a political party;
b. to campaign for a political party or cause;
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2. The State shall, provide funds so as to ensure that, during the life of any Parliament, any political party which has secured more than one-tenth of the national vote in elections to that Parliament has sufficient funds to continue to represent its constituency.
… (Sec. 40)
Political Parties
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Political organisations are prohibited from basing themselves on race, ethnic group, tribe, lineage, ancestry, region, sex, religion or any other division which may lead to discrimination. (Art. 57)
- Kinyarwanda
Imitwe ya politiki ibujijwe gushingira ku isanomuzi, ku bwoko, ku muryango, ku nzu, ku gisekuru, ku karere, ku gitsina, ku idini, cyangwa ku kindi kintu cyose cyatuma habaho ivangura. (Ingingo ya 57)
- French
Il est interdit aux formations politiques de s’identifier à une race, une ethnie, une tribu, un lignage, une ascendance, une région, un sexe, une religion ou à tout autre élément pouvant servir de base à la discrimination. (Art. 57)
Political Parties
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2. An organisation shall not operate as a political party or organisation unless it conforms to the principles laid down in this Constitution and it is registered.
3. Parliament shall by law regulate the financing and functioning of political organisations.
... (Art. 72)
Political Parties
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The right to create political parties is recognized and guaranteed.
The political parties may not be founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, gender, corporatist or regional basis.
This right may never be invoked to infringe the fundamental freedoms, the [fundamental] values and the fundamental components of the national identity, of the national unity, the security and the integrity of the national territory, the independence of the country and the sovereignty of the people as well as the democratic and republican character of the State.
The political parties may not resort to partisan propaganda concerning the elements mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The State assures an equitable treatment vis-à-vis all the political parties.
All obedience of political parties, under whatever form it may be, to foreign interests or parties, is proscribed.
No political party may resort to violence or to constraint, whatever the nature or the forms of these.
The administration must abstain from any practice of a nature to contravene this right.
The political parties may only be dissolved by virtue of a decision of justice.
An organic law determines the modalities of creation of the political parties and must not include provisions of a nature to question the freedom of their creation. (Art. 57) - Arabic
حقّ إنشاء الأحزاب السّياسيّة معترَف به ومضمون.
لا يجوز تأسيس الأحزاب السّياسيّة على أساس دينيّ أو لغويّ أو عرقيّ أو جنسيّ أو مهنيّ أو جهويّ.
لا يمكن التّذرّع بهذا الحقّ لضرب الحرّيّات الأساسيّة، والقيم والمكوّنات الأساسيّة للهوّيّة الوطنيّة، والوحدة الوطنيّة، وأمن التّراب الوطنيّ وسلامته، واستقلال البلاد، وسيادة الشّعب، وكذا الطّابع الدّيمقراطيّ والجمهوريّ للدّولة.
لا يجوز للأحزاب السّياسيّة اللّجوء إلى الدّعاية الحزبيّة الّتي تقوم على العناصر المبيّنة في الفقرة السّابقة.
تضمن الدولة معاملة منصفة تجاه كل الأحزاب السياسية.
يُحظَر على الأحزاب السّياسيّة كلّ شكل من أشكال التّبعيّة للمصالح أو الجهات الأجنبيّة.
لا يجوز أن يلجأ أيّ حزب سياسيّ إلى استعمال العنف أو الإكراه مهما كانت طبيعتهما أوشكلهما.
يجب على الإدارة أن تمتنع عن كل ممارسة تحول بطبيعتها دون ممارسة هذا الحق.
لا تحل الأحزاب السياسية إلاّ بمقتضى قرار قضائي.
يحدد قانون عضوي كيفيات إنشاء الأحزاب السياسية، ويجب أن لا يتضمن أحكاما من شأنها المساس بحرية إنشائها. (المــادة 57) - French
Le droit de créer des partis politiques est reconnu et garanti.
Les partis politiques ne peuvent être fondés sur une base religieuse, linguistique, raciale, de sexe, corporatiste ou régionale.
Ce droit ne peut toutefois être invoqué pour attenter aux libertés fondamentales, aux valeurs et aux composantes fondamentales de l'identité nationale, à l'unité nationale, à la sécurité et à l'intégrité du territoire national, à l'indépendance du pays et à la souveraineté du peuple ainsi qu'au caractère démocratique et républicain de l’Etat.
Les partis politiques ne peuvent recourir à la propagande partisane portant sur les éléments mentionnés à l'alinéa précédent.
L’Etat assure un traitement équitable à l’égard de tous les partis politiques.
Toute obédience des partis politiques, sous quelque forme que ce soit, à des intérêts ou parties étrangers, est proscrite.
Aucun parti politique ne peut recourir à la violence ou à la contrainte, quelles que soient la nature ou les formes de celles-ci.
L’administration doit s’abstenir de toute pratique de nature à entraver ce droit.
Les partis politiques ne peuvent être dissous qu’en vertu d’une décision de justice.
Une loi organique détermine les modalités de création des partis politiques et ne doit pas comporter de dispositions de nature à remettre en cause la liberté de leur création. (Art. 57)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe dissolution of associations, political parties and trade unions may only intervene within the conditions provided for by their statutes or by judicial means [voie] and also in case of the national unity [being] placed in danger. (Art. 31)
- Arabicيمكن التدخل في حل الجمعيات والأحزاب السياسية والنقابات العمالية فقط ضمن الشروط المنصوص عليها في نظامها الأساسي أو بوسائل قضائية وأيضاً في حالة تعرض الوحدة الوطنية للخطر. (المادة 31)
- FrenchLa dissolution des associations, des partis politiques et des syndicats ne peut intervenir que dans les conditions prévues par leurs statuts ou par voie judiciaire et aussi en cas de mise en danger de l'unité nationale. (Art. 31)
Political Parties
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The political parties and the groupings of political parties legally recognized participate [concourent] in the expression of suffrage. They form themselves and exercise their activity freely, within the framework established by the law, according to the principles of multipartism.
They contribute to the equal access of women, of men, of young [persons] and of the handicapped to the electoral mandates, within the conditions established by the law.
They must respect the Constitution, the law and regulations of the Republic. (Art. 6) - French
Les partis politiques et les groupements de partis politiques légalement reconnus concourent à l'expression du suffrage. Ils se forment et exercent leur activité librement, dans le cadre fixé par la loi, selon les principes du multipartisme.
Ils contribuent à l'égal accès des femmes, des hommes, des jeunes et des handicapés aux mandats électoraux, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Ils doivent respecter la Constitution, les lois et règlements de la République. (Art. 6)
Political Parties
- English1. Parties shall be the expression of political pluralism; they shall contribute to the formation and manifestation of the will of the people and shall be fundamental instruments of democratic participation by citizens in the governing of the country.
2. The internal structure and the operation of political parties shall be democratic. (Art. 74) - Portuguese1. Os partidos expressam o pluralismo político, concorrem para a formação e manifestação da vontade popular e são instrumento fundamental para a participação democrática dos cidadãos na governação do país.
2. A estrutura interna e o funcionamento dos partidos políticos devem ser democráticos. (Art. 74)
Political Parties
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(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, political parties may be established to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, and social and economic programmes of a national character, and to sponsor candidates for Presidential, Parliamentary or Local Government elections.
(2) The internal organisation of a political party shall conform to democratic principles, and its aims, objectives, purposes and programmes shall not contravene, or be inconsistent with, any provisions of this Constitution.
(3) A statement of the sources of income and the audited accounts of a political party, together with a statement of its assets and liabilities, shall be submined annually to the Political Parties Regulation Commission, but no such account shall be audited by a member of the political party whose account is submitted.
(4) No political party shall have as a leader a person who is not qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament.
(5) An association shall not be registered as a political party if the Political Parties Regulation Commission is satisfied that -
a. membership or leadership of the party is restricted to members of any particular tribal or ethnic group or religious faith;
b. the name, symbol, colour or motto of the party has exclusive or particular significance or connotation to members of any particular tribal or ethnic group or religious faith;
c. the party is formed for the sole purpose of securing or advancing the interests and welfare of a particular tribal or ethnic group, community, geographical area or religious faith; or
d. the party does not have a registered office in each of the Provincial Headquarter towns and the Western Area.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, and in furtherance of the provisions of this section, Parliament may make laws regulating the registration, functions and operation of political parties.
(7) An association aggrieved by a decision of the Political Parties Regulation Commission under this section may appeal to the Supreme Court and the decision of the Supreme Court shall be final.
(8) For the purposes of this section the expression—
“association” includes anybody of persons, corporate or incorporate, who agree to act together for any common purpose, or an association formed for any ethnic, social, cultural, occupational or religious purpose; and
“political party” means any association registered as a political party as prescribed by subsection (5). (Sec. 35)4
Political Parties
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(2) The law shall regulate the formation and registration of political parties, associations, organizations, syndicates and professional unions, in accordance with what is required by democratic society.
(3) No organization shall have to right to work as a political party, unless it has the following:
(a) Open membership for all Sudanese, regardless of religion, ethnic origin or place of birth;
(b) Democratically elected institutions;
(c) Transparent and open sources of funding. (Art. 57) - Arabic...
...2...ينظم القانون تكوين وتسجيل الأحزاب السياسية والجمعيات والمنظمات والنقابات والإتحادات المهنية او الإنضمام إليها حمايةً لمصالحه..
3. لا يحق لأي تنظيم أن يعمل كحزب سياسي ما لم يكن لديه:
أ. عضويه مفتوحة لأي سوداني بغض النظر عن الدين او الاصل العرقي او مكان الميلاد.
ب. قيادة ومؤسسات منتخبة ديمقراطياً.
ج. مصادر تمويل شفافه ومعلنة.... (الماده 58)