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"The prohibition or dissolution of political parties as a particularly far-reaching measure should be used with utmost restraint. Before asking the competent judicial body to prohibit or dissolve a party, governments or other state organs should assess, having regard to the situation of the country concerned, whether the party really represents a danger to the free and democratic political order or to the rights of individuals and whether other, less radical measures could prevent the said danger."

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CoE (Venice Commission): Guidelines on the Prohibition and Dissolution of Political Parties and Analogous Measures, para. II.5

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Guidelines on the Prohibition and Dissolution of Political Parties and Analogous Measures

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