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Political Parties
Tanzania, United Republic of
- EnglishSubject to the other provisions of this Constitution, the Electoral Commission may make provisions specifying the procedure to be followed by the political parties for the purposes of electing and proposing the names of the kind of Members of Parliament provided for under Article 66(1)(b). (Art. 81)
Political Parties
Philippines
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
... (Art. VI, Sec. 5) - Filipino(1) Ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ay dapat buuin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang daan at limampung kagawad matangi kung magtakda ang batas ng naiiba, na dapat ihalal mula sa mga purok pangkapulungan na pinag-ayaw-ayaw sa mga lalawigan, mga lungsod at Metropolitan Manila Area ayon sa rami ng kinauukulang mga naninirahan, at batay sa magkakatulad at paunlad na pagdami, at yaong ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas ay dapat ihalal sa pamamagitan ng sistemang partilist ng rehistradong partido o organisasyong pambansa, panrehiyon, at pansektor.
(2) Ang kinatawang partilist ay dapat na binubuo ng dalawampung porsyento ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan. Sa loob ng tatlong magkakasunod na taning ng panunungkulan pagkaraang maratipikahan ang Konstitusyong ito, ang kalahati sa mga pwestong nakalaan sa mga kinatawang partilist ay dapat punan, ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas, sa pamamagitan ng pagpili o paghahalal mula sa sektor ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mahirap na tagalungsod, mga katutubong pamayanang pangkalinangan, mga kababaihan, kabataan at sa iba pang mga sektor na maaaring itadhana ng batas, maliban sa sektor na panrelihiyon.
... (Art. VI, Seksyon 5)
Political Parties
Colombia
- EnglishAll citizens are guaranteed the right to establish, organize and develop political parties and movements, and the freedom to affiliate with them or to withdraw.
In no case is it permitted to citizens to belong simultaneously to more than one party or political movements with juridical personality.
The Political Parties and Movements shall be democratically organized and shall hold with high principles of transparency, objectivity, morality, gender equity, and the duty to present and disseminate their political programs.
To make their decisions or the selection of their own candidates or [candidates] by coalition, [they] may hold popular or internal or interparty consultations which [do] or do not coincide with the elections to Public Corporations, in accordance with that provided in their Statutes and in the law.
In the case of the public consultations, the norms concerning campaign financing and publicity and access to the media of communication of the State, that govern for the ordinary elections, will be applied. Anyone who participates in consultations of a political party or movement or in interparty consultations may not enroll for another in the same electoral process. The result of the consultations will be obligatory.
The directors of the Political Parties and Movements should encourage internal processes of democratization and the strengthening of the regime of [party] blocs [bancadas].
The Political Parties and Movements are responsible for any violation or contravention of the norms that serve their organization, operation or financing, as well as when endorsing candidates elected to offices or Public Corporations of popular election, who have been or are convicted during the exercise of the office to which [they were] endorsed, by way of executory sentence in Colombia or abroad for crimes related to communication with illegal armed groups and drugtrafficking activities or of crimes against the mechanisms of democratic participation or [crimes] against humanity.
The Political Parties or Movements will also be responsible for endorsing candidates not elected to offices or Public Corporations of popular election, if they have been or are convicted during the period of public office to which they are candidates, by way of executory sentence in Colombia or abroad for crimes related to communication with illegal armed groups and drug-trafficking activities, committed prior to the issuance of the corresponding endorsement.
… (Art. 107) - SpanishSe garantiza a todos los ciudadanos el derecho a fundar, organizar y desarrollar partidos y movimientos políticos, y la libertad de afiliarse a ellos o de retirarse.
En ningún caso se permitirá a los ciudadanos pertenecer simultáneamente a más de un partido o movimiento político con personería jurídica.
Los Partidos y Movimientos Políticos se organizarán democráticamente y tendrán como principios rectores la transparencia, objetividad, moralidad, la equidad de género, y el deber de presentar y divulgar sus programas políticos.
Para la toma de sus decisiones o la escogencia de sus candidatos propios o por coalición, podrán celebrar consultas populares o internas o interpartidistas que coincidan o no con las elecciones a Corporaciones Públicas, de acuerdo con lo previsto en sus Estatutos y en la ley.
En el caso de las consultas populares se aplicarán las normas sobre financiación y publicidad de campañas y acceso a los medios de comunicación del Estado, que rigen para las elecciones ordinarias. Quien participe en las consultas de un partido o movimiento político o en consultas interpartidistas, no podrá inscribirse por otro en el mismo proceso electoral. El resultado de las consultas será obligatorio.
Los directivos de los Partidos y Movimientos Políticos deberán propiciar procesos de democratización interna y el fortalecimiento del régimen de bancadas.
Los Partidos y Movimientos Políticos deberán responder por toda violación o contravención a las normas que rigen su organización, funcionamiento o financiación, así como también por avalar candidatos elegidos en cargos o Corporaciones Públicas de elección popular, quienes hayan sido o fueren condenados durante el ejercicio del cargo al cual se avaló mediante sentencia ejecutoriada en Colombia o en el exterior por delitos relacionados con la vinculación a grupos armados ilegales y actividades del narcotráfico o de delitos contra los mecanismos de participación democrática o de lesa humanidad.
Los partidos o movimientos políticos también responderán por avalar a candidatos no elegidos para cargos o Corporaciones Públicas de Elección Popular, si estos hubieran sido o fueren condenados durante el período del cargo público al cual se candidatizó, mediante sentencia ejecutoriada en Colombia o en el exterior por delitos relacionados con la vinculación a grupos armados ilegales y actividades del narcotráfico, cometidos con anterioridad a la expedición del aval correspondiente.
… (Art. 107)
Political Parties
Uzbekistan
- EnglishThe formation and functioning of political parties and public associations, which aim to do the following, shall be prohibited: change the existing constitutional system by force, speak or demonstrate against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Republic, the constitutional rights and freedoms of its citizens, advocate war or spread social, national, racial and religious hostility, and encroach on the health and morality of the people, as well as armed associations and political parties based on ethnic and religious principles.Secret societies and associations shall be banned. (Art. 57)
- UzbekKonstitutsiyaviy tuzumni zo‘rlik bilan o‘zgartirishni maqsad qilib qo‘yuvchi, respublikaning suvereniteti, yaxlitligi va xavfsizligiga, fuqarolarning konstitutsiyaviy huquq va erkinliklariga qarshi chiquvchi, urushni, ijtimoiy, milliy, irqiy va diniy adovatni targ‘ib qiluvchi, xalqning sog‘lig‘i va ma’naviyatiga tajovuz qiluvchi, shuningdek harbiylashtirilgan birlashmalarning, milliy va diniy ruhdagi siyosiy partiyalarning hamda jamoat birlashmalarining tuzilishi va faoliyati taqiqlanadi. Maxfiy jamiyatlar va uyushmalar tuzish taqiqlanadi. (57-modda)
Political Parties
Haiti
- EnglishPolitical parties and groups shall compete with each other in the exercise of suffrage. They may be established and may carry out their activities freely. They must respect the principles of national and democratic sovereignty. The law determines the conditions for their recognition and operation, and the advantages and privileges reserved to them. (Art. 31-1)
- FrenchLes partis et groupements politiques concourent à l'expression du suffrage. Ils se forment et exercent leur activité librement. Ils doivent respecter les principes de la souveraineté nationale et de la démocratie. La loi détermine leurs conditions de reconnaissance et de fonctionnement, les avantages et privilèges qui leur sont réservés. (Art. 31.1)
Political Parties
Honduras
- EnglishPolitical parties may not receive contributions or subsidies from foreign governments, organizations, or institutions. (Art. 50)
- SpanishLos partidos políticos no podrán recibir subvenciones o subsidios de gobiernos, organizaciones o instituciones extranjeras. (Art. 50)
Political Parties
Moldova, Republic of
- English
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(3) The organic laws shall govern:
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g) organisation and functioning of political parties;
… (Art. 72) - Moldovian
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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(g) organizarea şi funcţionarea partidelor politice;
… (Art. 72)
Political Parties
Armenia
- English1. Ideological pluralism and the multipartisan system shall be guaranteed in the Republic of Armenia.
2. Parties shall be formed and operate freely. Equal legal opportunities for activities of the parties shall be guaranteed by law.
3. Parties shall promote the formulation and expression of the people’s political will.
4. The structure and activities of parties may not contravene the democratic principles. (Art. 8) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում երաշխավորվում են գաղափարախոսական բազմակարծությունը և բազմակուսակցական համակարգը:
2. Կուսակցությունները կազմավորվում և գործում են ազատորեն: Կուսակցությունների համար օրենքով երաշխավորվում են գործունեության հավասար իրավական հնարավորություններ:
3. Կուսակցությունները նպաստում են ժողովրդի քաղաքական կամքի ձևավորմանն ու արտահայտմանը:
4. Կուսակցությունների կառուցվածքը և գործունեությունը չեն կարող հակասել ժողովրդավարական սկզբունքներին: (Հոդված 8)
Political Parties
Vanuatu
- English…
3. Political parties may be formed freely and may contest elections. They shall respect the Constitution and the principles of democracy.
… (Art. 4) - French…
3) Les partis politiques peuvent se former librement et participer aux élections. Ils doivent respecter la Constitution et les principes de la démocratie.
… (Art. 4)
Political Parties
Central African Republic
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
The rules concerning the following matters:
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– the regime of political parties and associations;
… (Art. 80) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes:
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- Le régime des partis politiques et des associations;
… (Art. 80)