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Author: Giga-fren
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English[en]
In order for political parties as they are known in western democratic countries to emerge and to engage in the electoral and parliamentary processes at all, certain conditions must exist.5 Citizens must know and understand that they will, as a matter of individual liberty, have the lawful right to form and join political parties, to support or lead their party's competition with other such entities, and to cast individual and secret ballots for political parties and/or their candidates.6 There must be institutional incentives for exercising those rights, such as the possibility of electing certain people to parliament, of being an elected representative, and the possibility of influencing such things as institutional development, resource allocation, trade relations and foreign policy.
French[fr]
Les citoyens doivent savoir et comprendre qu'au titre de la liberté individuelle, ils auront le droit légitime de former des partis politiques et de s'y joindre, de soutenir ou de diriger la concurrence livrée par leur parti à d'autres entités semblables et de voter individuellement et secrètement pour un parti politique et ses candidats6. Il doit exister des incitatifs institutionnels à exercer ces droits, par exemple la possibilité d'élire une certaine personne au Parlement, d'être élu et d'influer sur des aspects comme le développement institutionnel, l'affectation des ressources, les relations commerciales et la politique étrangère.