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"Free elections that will be held at reasonable intervals by secret ballot or by equivalent free voting procedure, under conditions which ensure in practice the free expression of the opinion of the electors in the choice of their representatives."

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OSCE: Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE, para. 5.1

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Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE

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The expression of the will of the people in establishing government is fundamental in every election.