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Political Parties
- English1. All citizens shall have the right to form political parties and to participate in them, competing democratically for the formation of the will of the people and the organization of political power, under the terms of the Constitution and of the law.
2. The formation of political parties, as well as the merging and coalition thereof, shall be free, not requiring authorization, under the terms of the Constitution and of the law.
3. Political parties may not use names that, directly or indirectly, identify with any part of the national territory or any church, religion or religious confession or that could evoke the name of a person or of an institution.
4. Political parties may also not use emblems, symbols and abbreviations that may be the same as, or confused with, national or municipal symbols.
5. The formation of parties shall be prohibited for those that:
a) Have a regional or local scope or are in pursuit of programmatic goals of the same scope;
b) Intend to use subversive or violent means to achieve their purposes;
c) Have armed force or a paramilitary nature.
6. Political parties must respect the independence, national unity, territorial integrity of the country, democratic regime, multi-partisanship, rights, freedoms and fundamental guarantees of the human person.
7. Political parties shall be governed by the principles of democratic organization and expression, and with the approval of the respective programs and statutes and the periodic election of holders of posts in national organs of management, shall be held directly by their members or by an assembly representative among them.
8. Political parties may only be dismantled under force by judicial decision based on serious violation of the provisions of the Constitution or of the law.
9. The law shall regulate the formation, organization, merging, coalition and the dismantling of political parties and shall define, inter alia, the regime its funding and accountability, as well as the benefits and facilities to be granted to them by the State and other public authorities. (Art. 57) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de constituir partidos políticos e de neles participar, concorrendo democraticamente para a formação da vontade popular e a organização do poder político, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. É livre, não carecendo de autorização, a criação de partidos políticos, bem como a sua fusão e coligação, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
3. Os partidos políticos não podem adoptar denominações que, directa ou indirectamente, se identifiquem com qualquer parcela do território nacional ou com igreja, religião ou confissão religiosa ou que possam evocar nome de pessoa ou de instituição.
4. Os partidos políticos não podem, ainda, adoptar emblemas, símbolos e siglas que sejam iguais ou confundíveis com os símbolos nacionais ou municipais.
5. É proibida a constituição de partidos que:
a) Tenham âmbito regional ou local ou se proponham objectivos programáticos do mesmo âmbito;
b) Se proponham utilizar meios subversivos ou violentos na prossecução dos seus fins;
c) Tenham força armada ou natureza para-militar.
6. Os partidos políticos devem respeitar a independência, a unidade nacional, a integridade territorial do país, o regime democrático, o pluri-partidarismo, os direitos, as liberdades e as garantias fundamentais da pessoa humana.
7. Os partidos políticos regem-se por princípios de organização e expressão democráticas, devendo a aprovação dos respectivos programas e estatutos e a eleição periódica dos titulares dos órgãos nacionais de direcção serem feitas directamente pelos seus filiados ou por uma assembleia representativa deles.
8. Os partidos políticos só podem ser compulsivamente extintos por decisão judicial fundamentada em violação grave do disposto na Constituição ou na lei.
9. A lei regula a constituição, a organização, a fusão, a coligação e a extinção dos partidos políticos e define, designadamente, o regime do seu financiamento e prestação de contas, bem como os benefícios e facilidades a conceder-lhes pelo Estado e demais poderes públicos. (Art. 57)
Political Parties
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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• of regulations governing political parties and the statutes of political opposition;
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du régime des partis politiques et du statut de l’opposition politique ;
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Political Parties
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Any person has the right to freely constitute associations, under reserve of conforming themselves to the law.
This same right is recognized for the creation of political parties. The conditions of their creation are determined by a law on political parties and their financing.
The associations and the political parties that jeopardize the unity of the Nation and the republican principles, and that advocate totalitarianism or segregation of ethnic, tribal or religious character, are prohibited.
The parties and political organizations participate in the expression of the suffrage.
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Toute personne a le droit de constituer librement des associations sous réserve de se conformer à la loi.
Ce même droit est reconnu pour la création de partis politiques. Les conditions de leur création sont déterminées par une loi sur les partis politiques et leur financement.
Sont interdits les associations et les partis politiques qui mettent en cause l’unité de la Nation et les principes républicains, et qui prônent le totalitarisme ou le ségrégationnisme à caractère ethnique, tribal ou confessionnel.
Les partis et organisations politiques concourent à l’expression du suffrage.
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Political Parties
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(1) Political organisations must always reflect the unity of Rwandans as well as equality and complementarity of women and men in the recruitment of members, in establishing their leadership organs, and in their functioning and activities.
(2) Political organisations must abide by the Constitution and other laws. They must conform to democratic principles and not compromise national unity, territorial integrity and national security. (Art. 56) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Imitwe ya politiki igomba buri gihe kugaragaramo ubumwe bw’Abanyarwanda hamwe n’uburinganire n’ubwuzuzanye bw’abagore n’abagabo haba mu gushaka abayoboke, gushyiraho inzego z’ubuyobozi, mu mikorere no mu bikorwa byayo.
(2) Imitwe ya politiki igomba kubahiriza Itegeko Nshinga n’andi mategeko. Igomba gukurikiza amahame ya demokarasi, kandi ntihungabanye ubumwe bw’Abanyarwanda, ubusugire n’umutekano by’Igihugu. (Ingingo ya 56) - French
(1) Les formations politiques doivent toujours refléter l’unité nationale ainsi que l’égalité et la complémentarité entre les femmes et les hommes dans le recrutement des membres, dans la mise en place des organes dirigeants, et dans leur fonctionnement et leurs activités.
(2) Les formations politiques doivent respecter la Constitution et les autres lois. Elles doivent se conformer aux principes démocratiques et éviter de porter atteinte à l’unité nationale, à l’intégrité du territoire et à la sécurité nationale. (Art. 56)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shall conduct all activities under the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea. (Art. 11)
- Korean조선민주주의인민공화국은 조선로동당의 령도밑에 모든 활동을 진행한다. (제11조)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe political parties and groups of political parties concur in the formation and the expression of the political will of the people.
They form themselves freely and exercise their activities within respect for the laws and regulations. (Art. 6) - FrenchLes partis politiques et regroupements de partis politiques concourent à la formation et à l'expression de la volonté politique du peuple.
Ils se forment librement et exercent leurs activités dans le respect des lois et règlements. (Art. 6)
Political Parties
- English1. A political party in the multiparty political system shall conform to the following principles-
a. every political party shall have a national character;
b. membership of a political party shall not be based on sex, ethnicity, religion or other sectional division;
c. the internal organisation of a political party shall conform to the democratic principles enshrined in this Constitution;
d. members of the national organs of a political party shall be regularly elected from citizens of Uganda in conformity with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this article and with due consideration for gender;
e. political parties shall be required by law to account for the sources and use of their funds and assets;
f. no person shall be compelled to join a particular party by virtue of belonging to an organisation or interest group.
2. Parliament shall by law prescribe a code of conduct for political organisations and political parties and provide for the establishment of a national consultative forum for political parties and organisations with such functions as Parliament may prescribe. (Art. 71)
Political Parties
- EnglishAny political party which sends a candidate for election on a constituency basis shall have the right to send a candidate for election on a party list basis.
In sending a candidate for election on a party list basis, each political party shall prepare one list of candidates, in which candidates for election of each political party shall not be the same as others’ and not be the same as the names of candidates for election on a constituency basis. Such list of candidates shall be submitted to the Election Commission prior to the end of the period for application for candidacy for election of Members of the House of Representatives on a constituency basis.
In the preparation of a list of candidates under paragraph two, the members of the political party shall be allowed to participate in the deliberations, and regard shall be had to the candidates for election from different regions and equality between men and women. (Sec. 90) - Thaiพรรคการเมืองใดส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งแล้ว ให้มีสิทธิส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบบัญชีรายชื่อได้
การส่งผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ ให้พรรคการเมืองจัดทําบัญชีรายชื่อพรรคละหนึ่งบัญชี โดยผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งของแต่ละพรรคการเมืองต้องไม่ซ้ํากัน และไม่ซ้ํากับรายชื่อผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง โดยส่งบัญชีรายชื่อดังกล่าวให้คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้งก่อนปิดการรับสมัครรับเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง
การจัดทำบัญชีรายชื่อ ตามวรรคสอง ต้องอนุญาตให้สมาชิกของพรรคการเมืองมีส่วนร่วมในการพิจารณาด้วย โดยต้องคํานึงถึงผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งจากภูมิภาคต่างๆ และความเท่าเทียมกันระหว่างชายและหญิง (มาตรา ๙๐)
Political Parties
- EnglishThe State shall promote equality with respect to the representation of women and men in publicly appointed or elected office, in its executive and decision-making institutions, and political parties and movements. As for candidacies in multi-person elections, their participation shall be respected by rotation of power and sequencing.
The State shall adopt affirmative action measures to guarantee the participation of discriminated sectors. (Art. 65) - SpanishEl Estado promoverá la representación paritaria de mujeres y hombres en los cargos de nominación o designación de la función pública, en sus instancias de dirección y decisión, y en los partidos y movimientos políticos. En las candidaturas a las elecciones pluripersonales se respetará su participación alternada y secuencial.
El Estado adoptará medidas de acción afirmativa para garantizar la participación de los sectores discriminados. (Art. 65)
Political Parties
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1. Political parties are created freely. Their organization shall conform with democratic principles.
2. Political parties and other organizations, whose programs and activity are based on totalitarian methods, that incite and support racial, religious, regional or ethnic hatred, that use violence to take power or influence state policies, as well as those with a secret character, are prohibited pursuant to the law.
3. The financial sources of parties as well as their expenses are always made public. (Art. 9) - Albanian
1. Partitë politike krijohen lirisht. Organizimi i tyre duhet të përputhet me parimet demokratike.
2. Partitë politike dhe organizatat e tjera, programet dhe veprimtaria e të cilave mbështeten në metoda totalitariste, që nxitin e përkrahin urrejtjen racore, fetare, krahinore ose etnike, që përdorin dhunën për marrjen e pushtetit ose për të ndikuar në politikën shtetërore, si edhe ato me karakter të fshehtë janë të ndaluara sipas ligjit.
3. Burimet financiare të partive, si dhe shpenzimet e tyre bëhen kurdoherë publike. (Neni 9)