Traduction de «Pétition visant l'inscription d'un parti politique » (Français → Anglais) :

31. Welcomes the Law on protection of the family and prevention of violence against women; commends the National Action Plan to combat Violence against Women (2012-2015) and stresses the need to enforce it effectively nationwide; calls on the Ministry for Family and Social Policies to continue its efforts to increase the number and quality of shelters for women and minors in danger; stresses the importance of providing women who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; commends Turkey’s efforts, at all levels, to fight against ‘honour killings’, domestic violence and the phenomenon of f ...[+++]orced marriages and child brides, and underlines the importance of a zero-tolerance attitude towards violence against women, and the importance of continuously stepping up prevention measures; is concerned, however, by the fact that, despite such efforts, violence against women is still a regular occurrence, and asks that those who fail to protect and assist victims be identified and prosecuted; stresses the importance of tackling poverty amongst women and of increasing the social inclusion of women; calls on the Ministry to continue actively to promote women’s rights, education – including by bridging the gender gap in secondary education – and participation in the labour market (which remains low), in politics and at senior level in the public as well as private sector, if necessary by introducing reserved quotas and by reviewing certain specific laws regulating employment in Turkey; encourages the Government of Turkey to revise the law on political parties and the law on elections in order to make the inclusion of women a priority for political parties; notes that Turkey’s 2023 employment target for women is 35 %, while in the EU 2020 strategy the target is 75 %; encourages Turkey to strive to achieve an ambitious employment target for women;

The study identifies aspects of electoral arrangements as further potential common principles. These include introducing out-of-country voting facilities for expatriate voters so that they can vote in the elections for the lists of their Member State of origin; eliminating the current possibility of applying a threshold to improve the chances of smaller parties achieving representation; abolishing financial deposits required in a number of Member States before a political party or an independent candidate can stand in the elections; bringing forward the deadline for registering voters to facilitate cross-checking ...[+++]of registered voters by Member States.

4. Emphasises the need to allow the European political parties to build up reserves and to impose a limit on the amount that can be saved up and transferred to the next financial years and welcomes the suggestion of those political parties to allow 25% of any surplus at the end of the year to be retained in reserves;

The Commission supported the OSCE/ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights), that gave its expert opinion of the new Law On Political Parties concluding that the new registration procedures impose a “substantial restriction on the freedom of association and on the rights of citizens to establish political parties” and consequently “restrict the participation of citizens in political and democratic processes”.

* ensure that young people carry more weight and have a greater presence in electoral processes: encourage young people to register as electors; encourage them to go along and vote; open the political parties to young people; make sure there are more young people in elected bodies.

It may imply professional help to establish a legal framework for the elections. It may take the form of a general input to the National Election Commission, for example providing voting material and equipment, or helping in the registration of political parties and the registration of voters.