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"The Court has already considered that the constitution and programme of a political party cannot be taken into account as the sole criterion for determining its objectives and intentions. The content of the programme must be compared with the actions of the party’s leaders and members and the positions they defend. Taken together, these acts and stances may be relevant in proceedings for the dissolution of a political party, provided that as a whole they disclose its aims and intentions (see United Communist Party of Turkey and Others, cited above, § 58, and Socialist Party and Others, cited above, § 48). "

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CoE (ECHR): Case of Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain, para. 80

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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.