Traduction de «political pluralism » (Anglais → Français) :

7. Recalls that the restrictions to political pluralism during the preparation of the DUMA elections was one of the key flaws of those elections; expresses its concern regarding the exclusion of opposition candidates including Mr Yavlinsky, YABLOKO, from standing for presidential elections on 4 March 2012 which is once more undermining political competition and pluralism; calls on the Russian government to introduce a package of legislative proposals aiming at developing a truly democratic political system including reforms to facilitate easier registration rules for both, political parties and presidential candidates, and to address t ...[+++]heir prohibitive application so as to allow for genuine free and fair elections from the start of the registration process;

I think the primary concern can be summarised as the one underlying the impression that what is certainly a very large political majority, a two-thirds majority, but nonetheless a circumstantial political majority in the Hungarian Parliament, has succeeded in forcing a constitutional reform that places constraints on the achievement of political pluralism and, consequently, on the possibility of alternating between different political projects under the same set of rules of play. I think that is why it has caused concern, from the point of view of its concordance with the principles enshrined in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European ...[+++] Union and with the political dimension of the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The latter agreement will of course also be linked to a readmission agreement and it remains essential to encourage Georgia’s commitment to democracy, rule of law and freedom of expression. It is crucial to speed up the democratic reforms and political pluralism.

promotion of participatory and representative democracy, processes of democratisation, mainly through civil society organisations, in particular: promoting the freedoms of association and assembly, opinion and expression; strengthening the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary; promoting political pluralism and democratic political representation; promoting the equal participation of men and women in social, economic and political life; supporting measures to facilitate the peaceful conciliation of group interests.

As a Swede and as a Member of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels, I knew that here was a courageous man. He is prepared to stand up for the values of freedom, as well as for the rule of law, political pluralism and democracy –things which cost so little in our own countries but which, for him, cost so much.

This is a clear sign, Mr President, of cooperation amongst the countries of Mercosur, with which the European Union is negotiating a new, very advanced association agreement which is based on the fundamental principles of respect for political pluralism and the defence of democracy, the rule of law and human rights.