The electoral function of political parties

Abstract

According to article 11 of the Polish Constitution, political parties as a special type of social organizations shall be founded on the principles of voluntariness and the equality of Polish citizens. Their purpose shall be to influence the formulation of the policy of the State by democratic means. The Republic of Poland shall ensure freedom for the creation and functioning of such organisations. Among main principles established in the Polish Constitution there is a principle of supreme authority of the people specified in article 4. The people shall exercise such power directly or through their representatives. The people exercising the power through their representatives, entrusted with the execution of possessed authority in the electoral act. The principle of representation, formulated in this way in the Constitution requires the election. In the act of election the representatives are chosen from among all candidates identified by name by certain political forces.

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Agnieszka Gajda

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  • EP ID EP202415
  • DOI 10.12775/TSP-W.2016.009
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Agnieszka Gajda (2016). The electoral function of political parties. Studi polacco-italiani di Toruń / Toruńskie studia polsko-włoskie, 0(), 133-141. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-202415