What is a written declaration of principles and policy positions of a political party?

ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

Accountability and Transparency in Political Finance: Why How and What For?

Action Plan on Human Rights and Election Standards

AfComHPR Principles and Guidelines

Ahmed and Others v. the United Kingdom

Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia

Arab Charter on Human Rights

Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

CEDAW Cttee. General Recommendation 23

CESCR General Comment No. 16

CESCR General Comment No. 20

Castañeda Gutman v. México

Charter on Public Service and Administration

Chebotareva v. Russian Federation

Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

Code of Good Practice in the Field of Political Parties

Code of Good Practice on Referendums

Code of Practice on Disinformation

Code: Election Administration

Codes of Conduct for Elections

Commonwealth Electoral Practice: A Working Document

Communication on Responsibility of Online Platforms

Communication on Tackling Online Disinformation

Communist Party of Russia and Others v. Russia

Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data

Convention on Democratic Elections

Convention on Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities

Convention on Human Rights

Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level

Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents

Criminal Law Convention on Corruption

Declaration on Human Rights and Rule of Law in the Information Society

Declaration of Principles for Citizen Election Observation

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation

Declaration on Algorithmic Processes

Declaration on Democracy Political Economic and Corporate Governance

Declaration on Free and Fair Elections

Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Information

Declaration on Freedom of Political Debate in the Media

Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media

Declaration on Measures to Promote the Freedom of Expression and Information with Regard to Internet Filters

Declaration on Media Concentration

Declaration on Public Service Media Governance

Declaration on Sustainability of Journalism in Digital Age

Declaration on the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

Declaration on the Functions of Regulatory Authorities

Declaration on the Guarantee of Independence of Public Service Broadcasting

Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa

Declaration on the Right and Responsibility

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

Declaration on the Stability of the Electoral Law

Domestic Election Observers

Domestic Monitoring: A to Z

Doyle v. the United Kingdom

EMBs as Institutions of Governance

Election Investigations Guidebook

Election Observation Handbook (Fifth Edition)

Election Observation Handbook (Sixth Edition)

Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook

Electoral Participation of Persons with Disabilities

Electoral Standards: Guidelines for Reviewing the Legal Framework of Elections

European Charter of Local Self-Government

European Convention on Transfrontier Television

European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers

Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns

Financing of Political Parties

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Freedom of Expression and Elections in the Digital Age

Fundamental Principles on the Status of NGOs

Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns

Gahramanli and Others v. Azerbaijan

Gender-Targetted Public Funding of Political Parties

General Recommendation No. 25

General Recommendation No. 28

General Recommendation No. 30

Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia

Gitonas and Others v. Greece

Greens and M.T. v. the United Kingdom

Guidance on Strengthening the Code of Practice on Disinformation

Guide on Administrative Resources and Fair Elections

Guide on Gender Equality and Women's Participation

Guidelines Political Party Regulation (2nd ed)

Guidelines Preventing Misuse of Resources

Guidelines for Election Broadcasting in Transitional Democracies

Guidelines for International Election Observing

Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files

Guidelines on Abuse of State Resources

Guidelines on Development of NGOs in Europe

Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Guidelines on Media Analysis

Guidelines on Peaceful Assembly

Guidelines on Privacy and Personal Data

Guidelines on Referendums

Guidelines on the Prohibition of Political Parties

Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Guiding Principles on IDPs

Handbook for European Union Election Observation (1st Ed.)

Handbook for European Union Election Observation (2nd Ed.)

Handbook for Observers of Elections

Handbook on Electoral Justice

Handbook on Electoral System Design

Handbook on Voting from Abroad

Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain

Hirst v. the United Kingdom (no. 2)

Human Rights and Elections

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention

International Standards on Transparency and Accountability

Joint Declaration on Challenges to Freedom of Expression

Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Elections in the Digital Age

Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and “Fake News”, Disinformation and Propaganda

Joint Declaration on Media Independence and Diversity in the Digital Age

Joint Declaration on Universality and the Right to Freedom of Expression

Joint Declaration on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

Joint Statement on Racism and the Media 2001

Joint Statement on the Media and Elections

Journalistic Freedoms and Human Rights

Kerimli and Alibeyli v. Azerbaijan

Kim Jong-Cheol v. Republic of Korea

Krasnov and Skuratov v. Russia

Legislation on Political Parties

Manual for Election Observation

Manual on Observing Electoral Justice Systems

Mathieu-Mohin and Clerfayt v. Belgium

Matthews v. the United Kingdom

Model Law on Access to Information for Africa

Monitoring Women's Participation

Namat Aliyev v. Azerbaijan

OAS Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women

OAS Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance

Observation of New Voting Technologies

Observing Campaign Finance

Observing Election Dispute Resolution

Participation of National Minorities in Elections

Participation of Political Parties

Political Finance in Post-Conflict Societies

Principles and Guidelines

Principles on Freedom of Expression

Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

Principles on Protecting Civic Space

Principles on Use of Digital Technologies in Elections

Promoting Legal Frameworks

Protocol on Culture - Information and Sport

Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance

Protocol on the Fight against Corruption

Protocol to the ACHPR on the Rights of Older Persons

Protocol to the ACHPR on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Protocol to the ACHPR on the Rights of Women

Public Security Providers in Elections

Realizing Human Rights Through Government Budgets

Recommendation (2000)7 on the Right Not to Disclose Sources

Recommendation (2002)2 on Access to Official Documents

Recommendation (2003)3 on Balanced Participation of Men and Women

Recommendation (2003)4 on Corruption in Political Party and Electoral Campaign Funding

Recommendation (2004)11 on Standards for E-voting

Recommendation (2004)16 on Right of Reply

Recommendation (2004)20 on Judicial Review

Recommendation (2007)15 on Media Coverage of Election Campaigns

Recommendation (2007)7 on Good Administration

Recommendation (2011)14 on the Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Political and Public Life

Recommendation (2012)1 on Public Service Media Governance

Recommendation (2012)3 on Search Engines

Recommendation (2012)4 on Social Networking Services

Recommendation (2013)1 on Gender Equality and Media

Recommendation (2016)1 on Freedom of Expression and Privacy Online

Recommendation (2016)4 on Safety of Journalists

Recommendation (2016)5 on Internet Freedom

Recommendation (2018)1 on Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership

Recommendation (2018)11 on Protection of Civil Society Space

Recommendation (2018)2 on Internet Intermediaries

Recommendation (94)12 on the Role of Judges

Recommendation 1516(2001) on Financing Political Parties

Recommendation 1641(2004) on Public Service Broadcasting

Recommendation R 81(7) on Access to Justice

Recommendation R 84(5) on the Functioning of Justice

Recommendation R 94(13) on Media Transparency

Recommendation Rec(2003)16

Recommendation on Tackling Illegal Content Online

Recommendations on Enabling Environment for Civil Society

Recommendations on Political Financing

Reference Guide for Election Observers

Report Special Rapp Assembly and Association 2019

Report of the Special Rapporteur Assembly and Association 2013

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Disinformation and Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression 1999

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Report on Civil Society Space

Report on Electoral Law and Electoral Administration in Europe

Report on Electoral Systems

Report on Out-Of-Country Voting

Resolution (97)24 on Guiding Principles against Corruption

Resolution 105 (2000) on the Financial Transparency of Political Parties and their Democratic Functioning at the Regional Level

Resolution 1642(2009) on Access to Rights for People with Disabilities

Resolution 1897(2012) on Ensuring Greater Democracy in Elections

Resolution 2035(2015) on Safety of Journalists and Media

Resolution 2155(2017) on Political Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Resolution 2179(2017) on Political Influence on Media and Journalists

Resolution 2226(2018) on New Restrictions on NGO Activities

Resolution 2254(2019) on Media Freedom

Resolution 2256(2019) on Internet Governance and Human Rights

Resolution 2281(2019) on Social Media

Resolution 38/12 on Civil Society Space

Resolution 38/7 on Human Rights on the Internet

Resolution 39/6 on Safety of Journalists

Resolution Nº 01/90, cases 9768, 9780, and 9828

Resolution on Addressing Shrinking Civil Society Space (2016/2324(INI))

Resolution on EU Youth Strategy

Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area

Reviewing a Legal Framework

Reviewing a Legal Framework (Second Edition)

Revised Interpretative Declaration on Participation of Persons with Disabilities

Right to Restitution, Compensation, and Rehabilitation for Victims

Rpt Spec Rapp Opinion Expression 2014

Rpt Spec Rapp Opinion and Expression 2018

SADC Protocol Against Corruption

Shindler v. the United Kingdom

Sitaropoulos and Giakoumopoulos v. Greece

Spec Rapp Rpt Online Violence Against Women

Statement of the Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas - Financing Democracy: Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections

Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech

Study on the Use of Internet in Electoral Campaigns

TI Policy Position - No. 01/2005

TI Policy Position - No. 2/2005

Tackling Disinformation and Online Hate Speech

Thematic Study on Participation in Political and Public Life by Persons with Disabilities

Transparency and Accountability in Online Political Advertising

UNHRC General Comment No. 10

UNHRC General Comment No. 18

UNHRC General Comment No. 25

UNHRC General Comment No. 27

UNHRC General Comment No. 28

UNHRC General Comment No. 29

UNHRC General Comment No. 31

UNHRC General Comment No. 32

UNHRC General Comment No. 34

United Nations Principles for Older Persons

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Views on Communication No. 4/2011

Viktorovich et. Al v. Belarus

Voting Rights of Migrants and IDPs

Women’s Participation in Elections

Yasinovick & Shevchenko v. Belarus

Yevdokimov and Rezanov v. Russia

What is the principal objective of a political party?

A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals.

What is the formal statement of a political party's basic principles?

A political party platform is a formal statement of the principles and goals the party supports. The expectation is that they bind the party's candidates to some extent. The platform is an appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of winning public support and votes based on specific topics or issues.

What is called election manifesto?

Thus an election manifesto is a published document containing declaration of the ideology, intentions, views, policies and programmes of a political party.

What is a political party and what are their responsibilities?

A political party is made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate government, and influence public policy. The Democratic and Republican parties are currently the primary parties in Congress.