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Political Parties
Vanuatu
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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
- 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)
Political Parties
Comoros
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– the regime of the associations and of the political parties as well as the status of the opposition;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
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- نظام الجمعيات والأحزاب السياسية إلى جانب مركز المعارضة؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- le régime des associations et des partis politiques ainsi que le statut de l’opposition;
… (Art. 89)
Political Parties
Ghana
- English(1) The right to form political parties is hereby guaranteed.
(2) Every citizen of Ghana of voting age has the right to join a political party.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.
(4) Every political party shall have a national character, and membership shall not be based on ethnic, religious, regional or other sectional divisions.
(5) The internal organization of a political party shall conform to democratic principles and its actions and purposes shall not contravene or be inconsistent with this Constitution or any other law.
… (Art. 55)
Political Parties
Mozambique
- EnglishPolitical parties shall be prohibited from using names containing expressions that are directly related to any religious denominations or churches, and from using emblems that may be confused with national or religious symbols. (Art. 76)
- PortugueseÉ proibido o uso pelos partidos políticos de denominações que contenham expressões directamente relacionadas com quaisquer confissões religiosas ou igrejas ou a utilização de emblemas que se confundem com símbolos nacionais ou religiosos. (Art. 76)
Political Parties
Georgia
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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 Africa
- EnglishTo enhance multi-party democracy, national legislation must provide for the funding of political parties participating in national and provincial legislatures on an equitable and proportional basis. (Sec. 236)
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
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(2) The principles of good governance, which bind the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level, include—
(a) a multi-party democratic political system;
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(d) respect for the rights of all political parties;
… (Sec. 3)
Political Parties
Timor-Leste
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2. Every citizen has the right to establish and to participate in political parties.
3. The establishment and organisation of political parties shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 46) - Tetum…
2. Sidadaun hotu-hotu iha direitu atu halo no partisipa iha partidu polítiku sira.
3. Konstituisaun no organizasaun ba partidu polítiku sira lei maka regula. (Art. 46) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de constituir e de participar em partidos políticos.
3. A constituição e a organização dos partidos políticos são reguladas por lei. (Art. 46)