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 The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania shall suspend activities of a political party or political organisation if it violates the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania or this law. State and local government institutions, as well as other political parties or political organisations may appeal for the suspension of activities of political parties or political organisations. The appeal for the suspension of activities of a political party or political organisation must be examined not later than within a month from the receipt thereof. The Ministry of Justice shall also have the right to suspend the activities of a political party or political organisation on its own initiative.
The Ministry of Justice, after learning of a violation of the law, shall inform, in writing, the leading institutions of a political party or political organisation, indicating what provisions of the law have been violated and setting the time for the elimination of the violation. If the violation is not eliminated by the set time, the activities of the political party or political organisation shall be suspended. When deciding whether or not the political party or political organisation has violated the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania or this law, the Ministry of Justice shall have the right to address other state institutions and obtain their findings.
During an election campaign, the activities of a political party or op may only be suspended by the Vilnius County Court whose decision shall come into effect form the moment of its pronouncement.
After the suspension of activities of a political party or political organisation, the party shall be forbidden to use any and all media of mass information, conduct campaigning or propaganda activity, or participate in elections.
The activities of a political party or political organisation may not be suspended for a period longer than six months. If a political party or political organisation does not eliminate legal violations after its activities have been suspended or if, within a year after the date its activities were suspended, it again violates the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, its activities shall be suspended for one year.
After eliminating legal violations, a political party or political organisation shall notify the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania of this fact, and the Ministry, within five days of the receipt of such notification, shall permit the political party or political organisation to resume its activities.