Article 5. Fundamentals of the creation and operation of political parties of the Law on Political Parties

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1. The main purpose of the Law is to define the legal basis for the creation of political parties, their rights and obligations, and guarantees of their activities.

2. The main objective of the Law is to regulate the relations of political parties with government agencies and other organizations.

3. The activities of political parties are based on the principles of voluntariness, equality, self-government, legality and transparency. Political parties are free to determine their internal structure, goals, forms and methods of activity, with the exception of restrictions established by this Law.

4. The activities of political parties must not violate the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of a person and citizen guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. Political parties must create equal opportunities for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who are members of a political party to be represented in the governing bodies of a political party, on the lists of candidates for deputies and for other elected positions in state and local government bodies.

6. The organizational structure of political parties is based on the territorial principle.

7. The governing bodies of political parties and their structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices) must be located on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

8. The activity of political parties of other states is not allowed on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

9. The creation and activity of political parties whose goals or actions are aimed at forcibly changing the constitutional order, violating the integrity of the Republic of Kazakhstan, undermining the security of the state, and inciting social, racial, national, religious, class, and tribal discord are prohibited.

10. The creation of political parties on the grounds of professional, racial, national, ethnic and religious affiliation of citizens is prohibited, as well as the creation of primary party organizations of political parties in state and local government bodies.

11. The creation and activity of paramilitary political parties, as well as paramilitary formations affiliated with political parties, are prohibited.

12. Propaganda of programmatic and statutory requirements of political parties in the educational process of educational organizations is not allowed.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 15, 2002 No. 344.

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