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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to any political party, trade unions or other economic, social or professional associations, national or international, for the protection of his interests.
… (Sec. 26)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAny citizen has the right to be a candidate to the elections specified by this Constitution, under reserve of the conditions established by the law. (Art. 15)
- FrenchTout citoyen a le droit de se porter candidat aux élections prévues par la présente Constitution, sous réserve des conditions fixées par la loi. (Art. 15)
Political Rights and Association
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We, while approving this new Constitution, believe that true democracy will succeed only if political democracy is accompanied by an economic and social democracy, and this, by giving citizens the right to freely choose their representatives, to establish the accountability of the latter, and giving them the right to a just distribution of the national wealth.
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إنّنا، ونحن نقرّ هذا الدّستور الجديد، مؤمنون بأنّ الدّيمقراطيّة الحقيقيّة لن تنجح إلاّ إذا كانت الدّيمقراطيّة السّياسيّة مشــفوعة بديمقراطيّة اقتصادية واجتماعيّة، وذلك بتمكين المواطن من حقّه في الاختيار الحرّ، ومن مساءلة من اختاره، ومن حقّه التّوزيع العادل للثّروات الوطنيّة.
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Nous, tout en approuvant la présente nouvelle Constitution, croyons que la vraie démocratie ne réussira que si la démocratie politique est assortie d’une démocratie économique et sociale, et ce, en donnant au citoyen le droit de choisir librement ses représentants, d’instaurer la redevabilité de ces derniers, et lui donnant le droit à une répartition juste des richesses nationales.
... (Préambule)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen of The Gambia being of eighteen years or older and of sound mind shall have the be right to vote for the purpose of elections of a President and members of the National Assembly, and shall be entitled to be registered as a voter in a National Assembly constituency for that purpose.
(2) Every citizen of The Gambia who is a registered voter shall be entitled to vote in a referendum held in accordance with this Constitution or any other law.
… (Sec. 39)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen of Ghana of eighteen years of age or above and of sound mind has the right to vote and is entitled to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda. (Art. 42)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen is free to make political choices, which includes the right -
(a) to form a political party;
(b) to participate in the activities of, or recruit members for, a political party; and
(c) to campaign for a political party or cause.
(2) Every citizen has the right to free, fair and regular elections for any legislative body established in terms of the Constitution.
(3) Every adult citizen has the right -
(a) to vote in elections for any legislative body established in terms of the Constitution, and to do so in secret; and
(b) to stand for public office and, if elected, to hold office. (Sec. 19)
Political Rights and Association
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All citizens have the right to form associations and societies [sociétés] to exercise collectively their rights and their political, economic, social or cultural activities.
… (Art. 10) - French…
Tous les citoyens ont le droit de former des associations et des sociétés pour exercer collectivement leurs droits et leurs activités politiques, économiques, sociales ou culturelles.
… (Art. 10)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishIt is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been and shall continue to be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or marital status, but subject to the limitations contained in this Part8, to each and all of the following, namely:
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b. freedom of conscience, expression, assembly, movement and association;
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Political Rights and Association
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Apart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
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f) The regime of association, the political parties,
… (Art. 69) - Spanish
Aparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
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f) El régimen de asociación, los partidos políticos
… (Art. 69) - French
Outre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de cette Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
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f) Le régime des associations, des partis politiques
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Political Rights and Association
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the regime of the political parties, of the non-governmental associations and organizations;
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La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le régime des partis politiques, des associations et des organisations non gouvernementales;
… (Art. 125)