Laws » Party Law in Modern Europe

	Law.type	Law.country_id	Law.year	Article.number	Categories
	Party Law	Portugal	1974	Article 19	Extra-parliamentary party, Secondary legislation
The disciplinary hierarchy to which members are bound shall have no effect on the exercise of the rights and fulfilment of duties prescribed by the Constitution, by law or by regulation. [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	1974	Article 20	External oversight, Party finance
1. The revenues and expenses of political parties shall be discriminated in annual reports and accounts, which shall indicate, with respect to the former, their source, and with respect to the... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	1974	Article 21	Activity and behaviour,...
Political parties shall be disbanded by decision of a competent common court of ordinary jurisdiction when:a) Their members number less than four thousand;b) They are declared insolvent;c) Their... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	1974	Article 22	External oversight, Party finance
1. The benefits provided for in Article 9 shall be suspended in the event that the party abstains from competing in general elections or if the candidates whom the party supports in such elections... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	1974	Article 23	Secondary legislation
Until such time as the new electoral law is promulgated and pending the organisation of the respective census, the proof referred to in Paragraph 4 of Article 5 shall be provided via birth... [more]
	Party Finance Law	Greece	2004	Article 1	External oversight, Party finance
1. Political parties are funded by the State in order to cover a part of their operational and elections expenses.2. State funding is divided into regular and elections funding.3. Regular funding... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 1	Activity and behaviour, Democratic principles
Political parties shall contribute to the free formation and plural expression of the popular will and to the organisation of political authority, with respect for the principles of national... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 2	Democratic principles, Electoral party
The purposes of political parties shall be:a) To contribute to the pluralist enlightenment of citizens and to the exercise of their freedoms and political rights;b) To study and debate the... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 3	Extra-parliamentary party
Political parties shall possess a legal persona and the legal capacity that is appropriate to the achievement of their purposes, and shall be formed for an indefinite period of time. [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 4	Rights and freedoms, Secondary legislation
1 - Political parties shall be formed freely, and such formation shall not require authorisation.2 - Political parties shall pursue their purposes freely and without interference from public... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 6	External oversight,...
1 - Political parties shall pursue their purposes publicly.2 - Political parties shall obligatorily include the following in the publicising of their activities:a) Their statute;b) The identity of... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 5	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - Political parties shall be governed by the principles of democratic organisation and management and of participation by all their members.2 - Every member of a political party shall possess... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 7	Extra-parliamentary party
The members of political parties shall be citizens who hold political rights. [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 8	Activity and behaviour, Programme and identity
Political parties that are armed or military, militarised or paramilitary in nature shall not be permitted, nor shall parties that are racist or display a fascist ideology. [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 9	Activity and behaviour
The formation of political parties with a name or with manifesto objectives that possess a regional nature or scope shall not be permitted. [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 10	Electoral party, Media...
1 - Subject to the terms of the law, political parties shall be entitled:a) To submit candidates for election to the Assembly of the Republic, the elected bodies of the Autonomous Regions and... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 11	External oversight
1 - Coalitions of political parties shall be formed freely.2 - Coalitions shall last for the duration that is laid down at the time of their formation, which may subsequently be extended or... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 12	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - Each political party shall possess a name, initials and a symbol, which shall not be identical or similar to those of any other party that has already been formed.2 - The name shall not be... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 13	Extra-parliamentary party, Secondary legislation
Political parties may internally form organisations or establish associative relations with other organisations in accordance with criteria defined in their statute and laid down by the... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 14	External oversight, Extra-parliamentary party
Recognition of a political party, with the allocation of a legal persona, and the commencement of its activities shall be dependent on its entry on a register that shall be kept at the... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 15	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - Applications to register a political party must be made by at least 7,500 registered electors.2 - Applications to register a political party shall be made in writing, to be accompanied by its... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 16	External oversight
1 - Once it has accepted a registration, the Constitutional Court shall send an extract of its decision and the political party's statute for publication in the Diário da República.2... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 17	External oversight, Extra-parliamentary party
1 - A political party shall only be dissolved following a decision taken by its governing bodies in accordance with the applicable rules.2 - The decision to dissolve shall determine what is to be... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 18	Activity and behaviour,...
1 - At the request of the Public Prosecutors' Office, the Constitutional Court shall order the abolition of political parties in the following cases:a) The party is deemed to be armed or military,... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 19	Extra-parliamentary party, Rights and freedoms
1 - No one shall be obliged to become or to cease to be a member of any political party, nor shall anyone be coerced into continuing to be a member by any means.2 - No one shall be denied... [more]

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