Poland - 2008 Party Law

Title Article 1
Chapter Chapter 1 - General provisions
Article

1

1. A political party is a voluntary organisation acting under a specific name with the view to participating in public life by exerting influence, through democratic methods, on the shaping of the state's policy, or exercising public power.
2. A political party may avail itself of the rights arising hereunder after registration in the register of political parties.

Categories - Democratic principles (Participation)
- Rights and freedoms (Freedom of speech)
Source Source: http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/partiepol/partiepol.htm (Accessed: August 2011)