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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)
Political Parties
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(1) Persons who are committed to common political ideology, philosophy and program may, subject to laws made pursuant to sub-clause (c) of clause (2) of Article 17, form and operate political parties, and generate, or cause to be generated, publicity in order to secure support and cooperation from public-in-general for their ideology, philosophy and program or carry out other necessary activity for this purpose.
(2) A political party formed in accordance with clause (1) shall be required to be registered the party with the Election Commission upon fulfilment of the procedures as laid down by law.
(3) A petition to be filed for the purpose of registration of a party pursuant to clause (2) shall be accompanied by the constitution and manifesto of the concerned political party and such other documents as required by federal law.
(4) For a petition to be filed for the registration of a party pursuant to clause (2), the political party shall fulfil the following conditions:-
(a) Its constitution and rules shall be required be democratic;
(b) Its constitution shall provide for election of each of the officebearers of the party at the Federal and Provincial levels at least once in every five years;
Provided that nothing shall bar the making of provision in the constitution of a political party to hold such election within six months in the event of failure to hold election of its office-bearers within five years because of occurrence a special circumstance;
(c) There shall be a provision of such inclusive representation in its executive committees at various levels as may be reflecting the diversity of Nepal.
(5) In case the name, objective, insignia or flag of a political party is of such a nature as to jeopardize the religious and communal unity of the country or to fragment the country, that party shall not be registered. (Art. 269) - Nepali
(१) समान राजनीतिक विचारधारा, दर्शन र कार्यक्रममा प्रतिबद्ध व्यक्तिहरूले धारा १७ को उपधारा (२) को खण्ड (ग) अन्तर्गत बनेको कानूनको अधीनमा रही राजनीतिक दल गठन गरी सञ्चालन गर्न र दलको विचारधारा, दर्शन र कार्यक्रमप्रति जनसाधारणको समर्थन र सहयोग प्राप्त गर्नका लागि त्यसको प्रचार र प्रसार गर्न, गराउन वा सो प्रयोजनका लागि अन्य आवश्यक काम गर्न सक्नेछन् ।
(२)उपधारा (१) बमोजिम गठन भएका राजनीतिक दलले कानून बमोजिमको कार्यविधि पूरा गरी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दल दर्ता गराउनु पर्नेछ ।
(३) उपधारा (२) बमोजिम दल दर्ता गराउने प्रयोजनका लागि निवेदन पेश गर्दा सम्बन्धित राजनीतिक दलको विधान र घोषणापत्रका अतिरिक्त संघीय कानून बमोजिमका अन्य कागजात पेश गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
(४) उपधारा (२) बमोजिम दल दर्ताका लागि निवेदन दिंदा राजनीतिक दलले देहायका शर्त पूरा गर्नु पर्नेछ :–
(क) राजनीतिक दलको विधान र नियमावली लोकतान्त्रिक हुनु पर्छ,
(ख) राजनीतिक दलको विधानमा कम्तीमा पाँच वर्षमा एक पटक सो दलका संघीय र प्रदेश तहका प्रत्येक पदाधिकारीको निर्वाचन हुने व्यवस्था हुनु पर्छ,
तर विशेष परिस्थिति उत्पन्न भई पाँच वर्षभित्रमा पदाधिकारीको निर्वाचन सम्पन्न हुन नसकेमा छ महीनाभित्र त्यस्तो निर्वाचन गर्न सकिने गरी राजनीतिक दलको विधानमा व्यवस्था गर्न बाधा पर्ने छैन ।
(ग) दलको विभिन्न तहका कार्यकारिणी समितिमा नेपालको विविधतालाई प्रतिबिम्बित गर्ने गरी समावेशी प्रतिनिधित्वको व्यवस्था गरिएको हुनु पर्छ ।
(५) कुनै राजनीतिक दलको नाम, उद्देश्य, चिन्ह वा झण्डा देशको धार्मिक वा साम्प्रदायिक एकतामा खलल पार्ने वा देशलाई विखण्डित गर्ने प्रकृतिको रहेछ भने त्यस्तो राजनीतिक दल दर्ता हुने छैन । (धारा २६९)
Political Parties
- EnglishPolitical parties are basic institutions of the democratic system.
This Constitution guarantees the free establishment and exercise of their activities, as well as their democratic organization and performance, representation of minority groups, competition for those standing as candidates for elective public positions, access to public information and communication of their ideas.
The State contributes to the economic support of their activities and the training of their leaders.
Political parties shall make public the source and destiny of their funds and assets. (Sec. 38) - SpanishLos partidos políticos son instituciones fundamentales del sistema democrático.
Su creación y el ejercicio de sus actividades son libres dentro del respeto a esta Constitución, la que garantiza su organización y funcionamiento democráticos, la representación de las minorías, la competencia para la postulación de candidatos a cargos públicos electivos, el acceso a la información pública y la difusión de sus ideas.
El Estado contribuye al sostenimiento económico de sus actividades y de la capacitación de sus dirigentes.
Los partidos políticos deberán dar publicidad del origen y destino de sus fondos y patrimonio. (Art. 38)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe activities, internal regulations and operation of political parties shall be in line with democratic principles. The application of these principles is regulated by law.
Political parties shall not engage in commercial activities.
The income and expenditure of political parties shall be consistent with their objectives. The application of this rule is regulated by law. The auditing of acquisitions, revenue and expenditure of political parties by the Constitutional Court in terms of conformity to law as well as the methods of audit and sanctions to be applied in case of inconformity to law shall be indicated in law. The Constitutional Court shall be assisted by the Court of Accounts in performing its task of auditing. The judgments rendered by the Constitutional Court because of the auditing shall be final.
The dissolution of political parties shall be decided finally by the Constitutional Court after the filing of a suit by the office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals. … (Art. 69) - TurkishSiyasî partilerin faaliyetleri, parti içi düzenlemeleri ve çalışmaları demokrasi ilkelerine uygun olur. Bu ilkelerin uygulanması kanunla düzenlenir. Siyasî partiler, ticarî faaliyetlere girişemezler. Siyasî partilerin gelir ve giderlerinin amaçlarına uygun olması gereklidir. Bu kuralın uygulanması kanunla düzenlenir. Anayasa Mahkemesince siyasî partilerin mal edinimleri ile gelir ve giderlerinin kanuna uygunluğunun tespiti, bu hususun denetim yöntemleri ve aykırılık halinde uygulanacak yaptırımlar kanunda gösterilir. Anayasa Mahkemesi, bu denetim görevini yerine getirirken Sayıştaydan yardım sağlar. Anayasa Mahkemesinin bu denetim sonunda vereceği kararlar kesindir. Siyasî partilerin kapatılması, Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcısının açacağı dava üzerine Anayasa Mahkemesince kesin olarak karara bağlanır. … (Madde 69)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe State guarantees the free formation and functioning of the political organizations and they shall only have the limitations determined by this Constitution and the law.
Everything that is related to the exercise of suffrage, the political rights, [the] political organizations, [the] electoral authorities and organs and the electoral process, will be regulated by the constitutional law of the matter.
… (Art. 223) - SpanishEl Estado garantiza la libre formación y funcionamiento de las organizaciones políticas y sólo tendrán las limitaciones que esta Constitución y la ley determinen.
Todo lo relativo al ejercicio del sufragio, los derechos políticos, organizaciones políticas, autoridades y órganos electorales y proceso electoral, será regulado por la ley constitucional de la materia.
… (Art. 223)
Political Parties
- EnglishEveryone has the right to form non-profit associations and federations. Only citizens of Estonia may belong to political parties.
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Associations, federations and political parties whose aims or activities are directed at changing the constitutional order of Estonia by force or are otherwise in conflict with a law providing criminal liability, are prohibited.
Only a court may terminate or suspend the activities of an association, federation or political party for a violation of the law, or order the association, federation or political party to pay a fine. (Sec. 48) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus koonduda mittetulundusühingutesse ja -liitudesse. Erakondadesse võivad kuuluda ainult Eesti kodanikud.
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Keelatud on ühingud, liidud ja erakonnad, kelle eesmärgid või tegevus on suunatud Eesti põhiseadusliku korra vägivaldsele muutmisele või on muul viisil vastuolus kriminaalvastutust sätestava seadusega.
Ainult kohus võib õiguserikkumise eest ühingu, liidu või erakonna tegevuse lõpetada või peatada, samuti teda trahvida. (§ 48)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe State may supervise and contribute to the payment of expenses incurred by natural persons and political parties in the electoral process. Such supervision and payment shall be determined and regulated by law, ensuring equality of expenditures to all parties and candidates. (Art. 141)
- SpanishEl Estado podrá fiscalizar y contribuir a los gastos en que incurran las personas naturales y los partidos políticos en los procesos electorales. La Ley determinará y reglamentará dichas fiscalizaciones y contribuciones, asegurando la igualdad de erogaciones de todo partido o candidato. (Art. 141)
Political Parties
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(2) Political parties shall be constituted and shall pursue their activities in accordance with the law. They contribute to the definition and expression of the political will of the citizens, while observing national sovereignty, territorial integrity, the legal order and the principles of democracy. (Art. 8) - Romanian…
(2) Partidele politice se constituie şi îşi desfăşoară activitatea în condiţiile legii. Ele contribuie la definirea şi la exprimarea voinţei politice a cetăţenilor, respectând suveranitatea naţională, integritatea teritorială, ordinea de drept şi principiile democraţiei. (Art. 8)
Political Parties
- EnglishAn association without a lucrative goal regrouping citizens around a project of [a] democratic society founded on the national unity, with a distinctive political program of precise objectives responding to the concern to serve the general interest and to assure the development [épanouissement] of all citizens[,] constitutes a political party. (Art. 77)
- KirundiUmugambwe ni ishirahamwe ry’abantu badaharanira inyungu y’amafaranga, rihuza abanyagihugu bafise imigambi irashe y’ukwubaka igihugu kirangwa n’intwaro rusangi ishimikiye ku bumwe bw’abarundi, rikaba rifise imigambi ryisangije n’intumbero zitomoye, rigaharanira ineza n’iterambere rya bose n’ukubaho neza kw’abanyagihugu bose. (Ingingo ya 77)
- FrenchConstitue un parti politique une association sans but lucrative regroupant des citoyens autour d’un projet de société démocratique fondé sur l’unité nationale, avec un programme politique distinct aux objectifs précis répondant au souci de server l’intérêt général et d’assurer l’épanouissement de tous les citoyens. (Art. 77)