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Political Parties
Congo
- 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
Guinea
- 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
Mozambique
- 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
Georgia
- English…
4. Political parties shall participate in the formation and exercise of the political will of the people. The activities of political parties shall be based on the principles of freedom, equality, transparency, and intra-party democracy. (Art. 3) - Georgian…
4. პოლიტიკური პარტიები მონაწილეობენ ხალხის პოლიტიკური ნების ჩამოყალიბებასა და განხორციელებაში. პოლიტიკური პარტიების საქმიანობა ეფუძნება მათი თავისუფლების, თანასწორობის, გამჭვირვალობის და შიდაპარტიული დემოკრატიის პრინციპებს. (მუხლი 3)
Political Parties
South Sudan
- English...
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
Uzbekistan
- EnglishTrade unions, political parties, scholarly societies, women’s, veterans’ and youth organizations, professional associations, mass movements and other organizations of citizens, registered in the procedure prescribed by law, shall have the status of public associations in the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 56)
- UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasida qonunda belgilangan tartibda ro‘yxatdan o‘tkazilgan kasaba uyushmalari, siyosiy partiyalar, olimlarning jamiyatlari, xotin-qizlar, faxriylar va yoshlar tashkilotlari, ijodiy uyushmalar, ommaviy harakatlar va fuqarolarning boshqa uyushmalari jamoat birlashmalari sifatida e’tirof etiladi. (56-modda)
Political Parties
Guyana
- English(1) All persons, institutions and political parties are prohibited from taking any action or advancing, disseminating or communicating any idea which may result in racial or ethnic division among the people.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), Parliament shall by law make provision for offences and penalties, including penalties preventing or disbarring any person or political party from contesting any election for membership or being a member, as the case may be, of the local democratic organs or of the National Assembly. (Art. 160A)
Political Parties
Germany
- English(1) Political parties shall participate in the formation of the political will of the people. They may be freely established. Their internal organisation must conform to democratic principles. They must publicly account for their assets and for the sources and use of their funds.
(2) Parties that, by reason of their aims or the behaviour of their adherents, seek to undermine or abolish the free democratic basic order or to endanger the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be unconstitutional. The Federal Constitutional Court shall rule on the question of unconstitutionality.
(3) Parties that, by reason of their aims or the behaviour of their adherents, seek to undermine or abolish the free democratic basic order or to endanger the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be excluded from state financing. If such exclusion is determined, any favourable fiscal treatment of these parties and of payments made to those parties shall cease.
(4) The Federal Constitutional Court shall rule on the question of unconstitutionality within the meaning of paragraph (2) of this Article and on exclusion from state financing within the meaning of paragraph (3).
(5) Details shall be regulated by federal laws. (Art. 21) - German(1) Die Parteien wirken bei der politischen Willensbildung des Volkes mit. Ihre Gründung ist frei. Ihre innere Ordnung muß demokratischen Grundsätzen entsprechen. Sie müssen über die Herkunft und Verwendung ihrer Mittel sowie über ihr Vermögen öffentlich Rechenschaft geben.
(2) Parteien, die nach ihren Zielen oder nach dem Verhalten ihrer Anhänger darauf ausgehen, die freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung zu beeinträchtigen oder zu beseitigen oder den Bestand der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu gefährden, sind verfassungswidrig.
(3) Parteien, die nach ihren Zielen oder dem Verhalten ihrer Anhänger darauf ausgerichtet sind, die freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung zu beeinträchtigen oder zu beseitigen oder den Bestand der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu gefährden, sind von staatlicher Finanzierung ausgeschlossen. Wird der Ausschluss festgestellt, so entfällt auch eine steuerliche Begünstigung dieser Parteien und von Zuwendungen an diese Parteien.
(4) Über die Frage der Verfassungswidrigkeit nach Absatz 2 sowie über den Ausschluss von staatlicher Finanzierung nach Absatz 3 entscheidet das Bundesverfassungsgericht.(5) Das Nähere regeln Bundesgesetze. (Art. 21)