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Political Parties
Morocco
- EnglishThe political parties work for the structuring [encadrement] and for the political instruction [formation] of the citizens, for the promotion of their participation in the national life and the management of public affairs. They concur in the expression of the will of the electors and participate in the exercise of power, on the basis of pluralism and of alternation by democratic methods, within the framework of the constitutional institutions.
Their constitution and the exercise of their activities are free, within respect for the Constitution and for the law.
The regime of [a] sole party is illegal.
The political parties may not be founded on a religious, linguistic, ethnic or regional basis, or, in a general manner, on any discriminatory basis or [basis] contrary to the Rights of Man.
They may not have for [an] objective [but], infringement to the Muslim religion, to the monarchical regime, to the constitutional principles, to the democratic foundations or to the national unity and territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
The organization and functioning of the political parties must conform to democratic principles.
An organic law determines, within the framework of the principles enounced in this Article, the regulations concerning[,] notably[,] the constitution and activities of the political parties, of the criteria of concession of financial support of the State, as well as the modalities of control of their financing. (Art. 7) - Arabicتعمل الأحزاب السّياسية على تأطير المواطنات والمواطنين وتكوينهم السياسي،وتعزيز انخراطهم في الحياة الوطنية، وفي تدبير الشأن العام، وتساهم في التعبير عن إرادة الناخبين، والمشاركة في ممارسة السلطة، على أساس التعددية والتناوب، بالوسائل الدّيمقراطية، وفي نطاق المؤسسات الدستورية.
تُؤسّس الأحزاب وتُمارس أنشطتها بحرّية، في نطاق احترام الدستور والقانون.
نظام الحزب الوحيد نظام غيرقانوني.
لا يجوز أن تؤسس الأحزاب السياسية على أساس ديني أو لغوي أو عرقي أو جهوي، وبصفة عامة، على أي أساس من التمييز أو المخالفة لحقوق الإنسان.
لا يجوز أن يكون هدفها المساس بالدين الإسلامي، أو بالنظام الملكي، أو المبادئ الدستورية، أو الأسس الديمقراطية، أو الوحدة الوطنية أو الترابية للمملكة.
يتوجّب أن يكون تنظيم الأحزاب السياسية وتسييرها مطابقا للمبادئ الديمقراطية.
يضبط قانون أساسي ، في إطار المبادئ المشار إليها في هذا الفصل، القواعد المتعلّقة، بصفة خاصة، بتأسيس الأحزاب السياسية، وأنشطتها ومعايير تخويلها الدّعم المالي للدّولة، وكذا كيفيات مراقبة تمويلها. (الفصل 7)
Political Parties
Seychelles
- English(1) Every person has a right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and for the purpose of this article this right includes the right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or to belong to political parties, ...
(2) The right under clause (1) may be subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by a law and necessary in a democratic society-
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(c) for the protection of the right and freedoms of other persons,
... (Art. 23)
Political Parties
South Sudan
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2. Formation and registration of political parties, associations and trade unions shall be regulated by law as is necessary in a democratic society.
3. No association shall function as a political party at the National or state level unless it has:
a. its membership open to any South Sudanese irrespective of religion, gender, ethnic origin or place of birth;
b. a programme that does not contradict the provisions of this Constitution;
c. a democratically elected leadership and institutions; and
d. disclosed and transparent sources of funding. (Art. 25)
Political Parties
Myanmar
- EnglishA political party shall, in accord with the law, have the right in the Union to :
(a) organize freely;
(b) participate and compete in the elections. (Sec. 406) - Burmeseနိုင်ငံရေးပါတီတစ်ရပ်သည် နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်း ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ -
(က) လွတ်လပ်စွာ စည်းရုံးခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
(ခ) ရွေးကောက်ပွဲများတွင် ပါဝင်ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၀၆)
Political Parties
Zimbabwe
- English…
(2) Subject to this Constitution, every Zimbabwean citizen has the right—
(a) to form, to join and to participate in the activities of a political party or organisation of their choice;
(b) to campaign freely and peacefully for a political party or cause;
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(4) For the purpose of promoting multi-party democracy, an Act of Parliament must provide for the funding of political parties. (Sec. 67)
Political Parties
Timor-Leste
- English…
2. Every citizen has the right to establish and to participate in political parties.
3. The establishment and organisation of political parties shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 46) - Tetum…
2. Sidadaun hotu-hotu iha direitu atu halo no partisipa iha partidu polítiku sira.
3. Konstituisaun no organizasaun ba partidu polítiku sira lei maka regula. (Art. 46) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de constituir e de participar em partidos políticos.
3. A constituição e a organização dos partidos políticos são reguladas por lei. (Art. 46)
Political Parties
El Salvador
- EnglishThe Government is republican, democratic and representative.
The political system is pluralist and expresses itself through the political parties, which are the only instrument for the exercise of the representation of the People within the Government. The norms, [the] organization and [the] functioning will be subject to the principles of [a] representative democracy.
The existence of a sole official party is incompatible with the democratic system and with the form of government established in this Constitution. (Art. 85) - SpanishEl Gobierno es republicano, democrático y representativo.
El sistema político es pluralista y se expresa por medio de los partidos políticos, que son el único instrumento para el ejercicio de la representación del pueblo dentro del Gobierno. Las normas, organización y funcionamiento se sujetarán a los principios de la democracia representativa.
La existencia de un partido único oficial es incompatible con el sistema democrático y con la forma de gobierno establecidos en esta Constitución. (Art. 85)
Political Parties
Czech Republic
- EnglishThe political system is founded on the free and voluntary formation of and free competition among those political parties which respect the fundamental democratic principles and which renounce force as a means of promoting their interests. (1993 Constitution, Art. 5)
- CzechPolitický systém je založen na svobodném a dobrovolném vzniku a volné soutěži politických stran respektujících základní demokratické principy a odmítajících násilí jako prostředek k prosazování svých zájmů. (Ústava 1993, Čl. 5)
Political Parties
Panama
- EnglishPolitical parties express political pluralism, contribute to the formation and manifestation of the popular will, and are fundamental instruments of political participation, without prejudice to the freedom of electoral nomination in the form prescribed by this Constitution and by law. The internal structure and the functioning of political parties shall be based on democratic principles.
The law shall regulate the registration and the continued existence of political parties but in no case may provide that the minimum number of votes required for survival is higher than five percent (5%) of the valid votes cast in elections for President, members of the National Assembly, Mayors or Precinct Representatives, whichever is the vote in which the party concerned has been most successful. (Art. 138) - SpanishLos partidos políticos expresan el pluralismo político, concurren a la formación y manifestación de la voluntad popular y son instrumentos fundamentales para la participación política, sin perjuicio de la postulación libre en la forma prevista en esta Constitución y la Ley. La estructura interna y el funcionamiento de los partidos políticos estarán fundados en principios democráticos.
La Ley reglamentará el reconocimiento y subsistencia de los partidos políticos, sin que, en ningún caso, pueda establecer que el número de los votos necesarios para su subsistencia sea superior al cinco por ciento de los votos válidos emitidos en las elecciones para Presidente, Diputados, Alcaldes o Representantes de Corregimientos, según la votación más favorable al partido. (Art. 138)
Political Parties
Portugal
- English1. Freedom of association includes the right to form or take part in political associations and parties and through them to work jointly and democratically towards the formation of the popular will and the organisation of political power.
2. No one may be simultaneously registered as a member of more than one political party, and no one may be deprived of the exercise of any right because he is or ceases to be registered as a member of any legally constituted party.
3. Without prejudice to the philosophy or ideology that underlies their manifestoes, political parties may not employ names that contain expressions which are directly related to any religion or church, or emblems that can be confused with national or religious symbols.
4. No party may be formed with a name or manifesto objectives that show it has a regional nature or scope.
5. Political parties must be governed by the principles of democratic transparency, organisation and management, and participation by all their members.
6. The law shall lay down the rules governing the financing of political parties, particularly as regards the requisites for and limits on public funding, as well as the requirements to publicise their assets and accounts. (Art. 51) - Portuguese1. A liberdade de associação compreende o direito de constituir ou participar em associações e partidos políticos e de através deles concorrer democraticamente para a formação da vontade popular e a organização do poder político.
2. Ninguém pode estar inscrito simultaneamente em mais de um partido político nem ser privado do exercício de qualquer direito por estar ou deixar de estar inscrito em algum partido legalmente constituído.
3. Os partidos políticos não podem, sem prejuízo da filosofia ou ideologia inspiradora do seu programa, usar denominação que contenha expressões directamente relacionadas com quaisquer religiões ou igrejas, bem como emblemas confundíveis com símbolos nacionais ou religiosos.
4. Não podem constituir-se partidos que, pela sua designação ou pelos seus objectivos programáticos, tenham índole ou âmbito regional.
5. Os partidos políticos devem reger-se pelos princípios da transparência, da organização e da gestão democráticas e da participação de todos os seus membros.
6. A lei estabelece as regras de financiamento dos partidos políticos, nomeadamente quanto aos requisitos e limites do financiamento público, bem como às exigências de publicidade do seu património e das suas contas. (Art. 51)