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"It is well established in the Court’s case-law that drastic measures, such as the dissolution of an entire political party, may only be taken in the most serious cases (see Refah Partisi (the Welfare Party) and Others, cited above; United Communist Party of Turkey and Others, cited above, § 46; Socialist Party and Others v. Turkey, 25 May 1998, § 50, Reports 1998-III; and Freedom and Democracy Party (ÖZDEP) v. Turkey [GC], no. 23885/94, § 45, ECHR 1999-VIII). That is why the nature and severity of the interference is also a factor to be taken into account when assessing its proportionality (see, for example, Sürek v. Turkey (no. 1) [GC], no. 26682/95, § 64, ECHR 1999-IV). "

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CoE (ECHR): Case of Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain, para. 78

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Case of Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain

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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.