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"Prohibition or enforced dissolution of political parties may only be justified in the case of parties which advocate the use of violence or use violence as a political means to overthrow the democratic constitutional order, thereby undermining the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution. The fact alone that a party advocates a peaceful change of the Constitution should not be sufficient for its prohibition or dissolution."

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CoE (Venice Commission): Guidelines on the Prohibition and Dissolution of Political Parties and Analogous Measures, para. II.3

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

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States may prohibit political parties that advocate the use of violence or that pose a realistic and imminent threat to democracy.