Laws » Party Law in Modern Europe

	Law.type	Law.country_id	Law.year	Article.number	Categories
	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 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 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 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]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 20
1 - The status of member of a political party shall be personal and untransmissible, and shall not grant any material rights.2 - No one shall be a member of more than one political party at the... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 21	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - The following shall not apply for membership or be members of political parties:a) Full-time military and militarised personnel on active service;b) Agents of the security services and forces... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 22	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - The internal discipline of political parties shall not affect the exercise of rights and the fulfilment of duties laid down by the Constitution and the law.2 - The applicable bodies of each... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 23
Citizens who are elected on political party lists shall exercise their mandates freely under the terms set out by the statute governing the office in question and in the rules on the elected... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 24	Extra-parliamentary party
Within each political party there shall be the following, which shall possess a national scope and the responsibilities and composition set out in the party's statute:a) An assembly that... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 25	Extra-parliamentary party
1 - The representative assembly shall be composed of members who are democratically elected by the party members.2 - The statute may also provide for persons to be members of the assembly by... [more]
	Party Law	Portugal	2003	Article 26	Extra-parliamentary party
The political management body shall be democratically elected with the direct or indirect participation of all the party members. [more]

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