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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.
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Political Parties
- English
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
- EnglishThe political parties and groups of political parties must respect the Constitution.
They may not identify themselves with one region, on ethnicity or one religion. (Art. 7) - FrenchLes partis politiques et les regroupements de partis politiques doivent respecter la Constitution.
Ils ne peuvent s'identifier à une région, à une ethnie ou à une religion. (Art. 7)
Political Parties
- EnglishPolitical parties and groups shall help the electorate in the making of voting decisions. They shall be bound to respect the principles of democracy, national sovereignty and unity. They shall be formed and shall exercise their, activities in accordance with the law. (Art. 3)
- FrenchLes partis et formations politiques concourent à l’expression du suffrage. Ils doivent respecter les principes de la démocratie, de la souveraineté et de l’unité nationales. Ils se forment et exercent leurs activités conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)