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Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every person shall have the right to freedom of association, which shall include the freedom to form associations.
… (Sec. 32)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishPalestinians shall have the right to participate in political life, both individually and in groups. They shall have the following rights in particular:
1. To form, establish and join political parties in accordance with the law.
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3. To vote, to nominate candidates and to run as candidates for election, in order to have representatives elected through universal suffrage in accordance with the law.
4. To hold public office and positions, in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities.
… (Art. 26) - Arabicللفلسطينيين حقّ المشاركة في الحياة السياسيّة أفرادا و جماعات ولهم على وجه الخصوص الحقوق الآتية:
1- تشكيل الأحزاب السياسية و الانضمام إليها وفقا للقانون.
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3- التّصويت و الترشيح في الانتخابات لاختيار ممثلين منهم يتم انتخابهم بالاقتراع العام وفقا للقانون.
4- تقلّد المناصب و الوظائف العامة على قاعدة تكافؤ الفرص.
... (المادّة 26)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. The State is obliged to register those with voting rights and to convoke them to participate in the elections. The registration of the voters shall serve no other purpose. Those with a right to vote are obliged to cooperate with the registration of the electorate.
… (Art. 54) - Dutch1. De Staat is verplicht de kiesgerechtigden te registreren en voor de deelname aan verkiezingen op te roepen. De kiezersregistratie zal niet voor enig ander doel dienen. Kiesgerechtigden zijn verplicht aan de kiezersregistratie medewerking te verlenen.
... (Art. 54)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishNational reform in various areas shall be carried out to at least achieve the following results:
a. Politics:
1. ensuring that people have correct knowledge and understanding on the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State, that people participate in the organisation of political activities as well as the scrutiny of exercise of State powers, that they are able to tolerate different bona fide political views, and that the people exercise the right to vote in an election and in a referendum independently and free from influence by any mean;
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4. having a mechanism that requires persons holding political positions to perform duties with integrity and to be held accountable to the public in the performance of their duties;
... (Sec. 258) - Thaiให้ดําเนินการปฏิรูปประเทศในด้านต่างๆ ให้เกิดผลดังต่อไปนี้
ก. ด้านการเมือง
(๑) ให้ประชาชนมีความรู้ความเข้าใจที่ถูกต้องเกี่ยวกับการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข มีส่วนร่วมในการดําเนินกิจกรรมทางการเมืองรวมตลอดทั้งการตรวจสอบ การใช้อํานาจรัฐ รู้จักยอมรับในความเห็นทางการเมืองโดยสุจริตที่แตกต่างกัน และให้ประชาชนใช้สิทธิเลือกตั้งและออกเสียงประชามติโดยอิสระปราศจากการครอบงําไม่ว่าด้วยทางใด
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(๔) มีกลไกที่กําหนดให้ผู้ดํารงตําแหน่งทางการเมืองจะต้องปฏิบัติหน้าที่ด้วยความซื่อสัตย์สุจริต และรับผิดชอบต่อประชาชนในการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ของตน
... (มาตรา ๒๕๘)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. The right to peaceful assembly is recognized and guaranteed; every person shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form or join political parties, associations and trade or professional unions for the protection of his or her interests.
… (Art. 25)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery person has the right peacefully to assemble and associate and to form or belong to, or not to belong to, political parties, industrial organizations or other associations, except to the extent that the exercise of that right is regulated or restricted by a law-
(a) that makes reasonable provision in respect of the registration of all or any associations; or
(b) that imposes restrictions on non-citizens; or
(c) that complies with Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights). (Sec. 47)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishI. Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan have the right to elect and be elected to the government organs and also to participate in referenda.
… (Art. 56) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikası vətəndaşlarının dövlət orqanlarına seçmək və seçilmək, habelə referendumda iştirak etmək hüququ vardır.
… (Maddə 56)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees, within the conditions established by the law, the freedom to come and to go, the free choice of residence, the freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of manifestation. (Art. 5)
- FrenchL'Etat reconnaît et garantit, dans les conditions fixées par la loi, la liberté d'aller et venir, le libre choix de la résidence, la liberté d'association, de réunion, de cortège et de manifestation. (Art. 5)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCentral Africans of the two (2) sexes, aged eighteen (18) years of age and enjoying their civil rights, are electors within the conditions determined by the law.
The vote is a civic duty.
Suffrage may be direct or indirect within the conditions specified by the Constitution. It is always universal, equal and secret. (Art. 30) - FrenchLes centrafricains des deux sexes, âgés de dix-huit (18) ans révolus et jouissant de leur droits civiques sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi.
Le vote est un devoir civique.
Le suffrage peut être direct ou indirect dans les conditions prévues par la Constitution. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret. (Art. 30)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Nicaraguan citizens have the right to organize or affiliate in political parties, with the objective to participate in, to exercise[,] and to opt for[,] power. (Art. 55)
- Spanish
Los ciudadanos nicaragüenses tienen derecho de organizar o afiliarse a partidos políticos, con el fin de participar, ejercer y optar al poder. (Art. 55)