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Political Parties
- EnglishThe political party is an association endowed with moral personality which assembles citizens for the peaceful acquisition and administration [gestion] of power around a project of society dictated by the concern [souci] to realize the general interest. (Art. 57)
- FrenchLe parti politique est une association dotée de la personnalité morale qui rassemble des citoyens pour la conquête et la gestion pacifiques du pouvoir autour d’un projet de société dicté par le souci de réaliser l’intérêt général. (Art. 57)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe political parties participate [concourent] in the political education of the citizens, in the animation of the political life and in the expression of the suffrage. Only [seuls] they present the candidates to the national elections.
They must be implanted on the whole [ensemble] of the national territory. They must not identify themselves to a race, an ethnicity, a religion or a region.
They must equally respect the principles of the national sovereignty and of democracy, the integrity of the territory and the public order.
The rights of the political parties of the opposition to oppose themselves by the legal ways [voies] to the action of the Government and to propose alternative solutions are guaranteed.
An organic law determines the conditions in which the political parties are constituted and exercise their activities. It specifies the conditions in which a party that ignores [méconnaît] the provisions of the preceding paragraphs is no longer considered as legally constituted. (Art. 3) - FrenchLes partis politiques concourent à l'éducation politique des citoyens, à l'animation de la vie politique et à l'expression du suffrage. Ils présentent seuls les candidats aux élections nationales.
Ils doivent être implantés sur l'ensemble du territoire national. Ils ne doivent pas s'identifier à une race, une ethnie, une religion ou une région.
Ils doivent également respecter les principes de la souveraineté nationale et de la démocratie, l'intégrité du territoire et l'ordre public.
Les droits des partis politiques de l'opposition de s'opposer par les voies légales à l'action du Gouvernement et de proposer des solutions alternatives sont garantis.
Une loi organique détermine les conditions dans lesquelles les partis politiques se constituent et exercent leurs activités. Elle précise les conditions dans lesquelles un parti qui méconnaît les dispositions des alinéas précédents n'est plus considéré comme légalement constitué. (Art. 3)
Political Parties
- EnglishPolitical parties shall be prohibited from advocating or resorting to armed violence in order to change the political or social order of the country. (Art. 77)
- PortugueseÉ vedado aos partidos políticos preconizar ou recorrer à violência armada para alterar a ordem política e social do país. (Art. 77)
Political Parties
- English(1) For the purposes of the election of women Members of Parliament mentioned in Article 66(1) (b), political parties which took part in the general election in accordance with the procedure laid down and obtained at least five percentum of the total valid voters for Parliamentary election, shall propose to the Electoral Commission the names of women on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each party in the Parliamentary election.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subarticle (1), the following votes shall be counted as valid votes for the unopposed Member of Parliament in the constituent –
(a) where a political party has nominated a Presidential candidate, presidential votes cast in the constituency for a Presidential candidate from that political party; or
(b) where a political party has not nominated a presidential candidate, fifty one percentum of the votes of the total voters registered in the respective constituency.
(3) The names of the persons proposed to the Electoral Commission in accordance with subarticle (1) shall be declared to be the results of the election after the Commission is satisfied that the relevant provisions of the Constitution and of other legislation have been complied with.
(4) The list of names for women candidates submitted to the Electoral Commission by each political party for general election shall be the list to be applied by the Electoral Commission after consultation of the party concerned, for purpose of filling any vacancy of Members of Parliament of this category whenever the vacancy occurs during the life of Parliament. (Art. 78)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe external financing of the political parties is prohibited, save for exceptional derogation established by the law.
All financing of a nature that infringes the national independence and sovereignty is prohibited.
The law determines and organizes the sources of financing of the political parties. (Art. 83) - KirundiBirabujijwe ko imigambwe ihabwa imfanshanyo y’amafaranga ivuye mu mahanga kiretse ibwirizwa ribitangiye uruhusha rudasanzwe.
Imfashanyo y’amafaranga iyo ari yo yose yoshobora kubangamira ukwikukira kw’igihugu n’ukukibuza kwitunganiriza ivyaco irabujijwe.
Ibwirizwa ni ryo ritomora kandi rikaringaniza aho imfashanyo z’imigambwe zikomoka. (Ingingo ya 83) - FrenchLe financement extérieur des partis politiques est interdit, sauf dérogation exceptionnelle établie par la loi.
Tout financement de nature à porter atteinte à l’indépendance et à la souveraineté nationales est interdit.
La loi détermine et organise les sources de financement des partis politiques. (Art. 83)
Political Parties
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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;
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Political Parties
- EnglishNo association, by whatever name called, shall function as a political party, nor shall any citizen be an independent candidate for election to public office, unless:
a. the association or independent candidate and his organization meet the minimum registration requirements laid down by the Elections Commission and are registered with it. …
b. the membership of the association or the independent candidate’s organization is open to every citizen of Liberia, irrespective of sex, religion or ethnic background, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
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d. the name, objective, emblem or motto of the association or of the independent candidate and his organization is free from any religious connotations or divisive ethnic implications and that the activities of the association or independent candidate are not limited to a special group or, in the case of an association, limited to a particular geographic area of Liberia;
e. the constitution and rules of the political party shall conform to the provisions of this Constitution, provide for the democratic elections of officers and/or governing body at least once every six years, and ensure the election of officers from as many of the regions and ethnic groupings in the country as possible. All amendments to the Constitution or rules of a political party shall be registered with the Elections Commission no later than ten days from the effective dates of such amendments. (Art. 79)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe National Assembly may by law provide –
(a) guidelines and rules to ensure internal democracy within political parties, including making laws for the conduct of party primaries, party congresses and party conventions; and
(b) the conferment on the Independent National Electoral Commission of powers as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Commission more effectively to ensure that political parties observe the practices of internal democracy, including the fair and transparent conduct of party primaries, party congresses and party conventions;
(c) for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions;
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Political Parties
- English
The freedom to constitute political parties, trade unions [syndicats] and associations is guaranteed.
The political parties, the trade unions and the associations commit in their statutes and their activities to respect the provisions of the Constitution and of the law, as well as the financial transparency and the rejection of violence. (Art. 40) - Arabic
حرّية تكوين الأحزاب والنّقابات والجمعيّات مضمونة.
تلتزم الأحزاب والنّقابات والجمعيّات في أنظمتها الأساسيّة وفي أنشطتها بأحكام الدّستور والقانون وبالشّفافيّة الماليّة ونبذ العنف. (الفصل 40) - French
La liberté de constituer des partis politiques, des syndicats et des associations est garantie.
Les partis politiques, les syndicats et les associations s’engagent dans leurs statuts et leurs activités à respecter les dispositions de la Constitution et de la loi, ainsi que la transparence financière et le rejet de la violence. (Art. 40)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe political parties or groups concur in the expression of suffrage, [and] to the animation of the political, economic and social life.
They freely form and exercise their activities. They are required to promote and to respect the principles of democracy, of unity and of national sovereignty, of the Rights of Man, of the secularity and the republican form of the State, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.
It is prohibited to them to identify themselves with a race, an ethnicity, a gender, a religion, a sect, a language, a region or an armed group.
The political parties must respect the principles of representation of gender and of regions specified by the law.
A law determines the conditions of their formation, of their functioning, of their funding [financement] of their control and of their dissolution. (Art. 31) - FrenchLes partis et groupements politiques concourent à l’expression du suffrage, à l’animation de la vie politique, économique et sociale.
Ils se forment et exercent librement leurs activités. Ils sont tenus de promouvoir et de respecter les principes de la démocratie, de l’unité et de la souveraineté nationale, des droits de l’Homme, de la laïcité et forme républicain de l’Etat, conformément aux lois et règlements en vigueur.
Il leur est interdit de s’identifier à une race, à une ethnie, à un sexe, à une religion, à une secte, à une langue, à une région ou à un groupe armé.
Les partis politiques doivent respecter les principes de représentation du genre et des régions prévues par la loi.
Une loi détermine les conditions de leur formation, de leur fonctionnement, de leur financement, de leur contrôle et de leur dissolution. (Art. 31)