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"[Restrictions on registering parties]... should not compromise or violate the basic democratic rights for registering parties. If the demands for the registering authority are too stringent, then people’s democratic rights of association and right to stand for office could be jeopardised."

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EU: Handbook for European Union Election Observation Missions, First Edition, p. 69

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Handbook for European Union Election Observation Missions, First Edition

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Demands on political parties regarding registration should not be so stringent as to jeopardize their freedom of association.