Amendment No. 15 | Doc. 13021 | 02 October 2012
For more democratic elections
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 2, add the following sentence:
“In this respect, member States must fulfil their positive obligations under Article 3 of the Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No. 9).”
Explanatory note
Over a period of nearly 50 years, the European Court of Human Rights has established case law on the right to free elections under Article 3 of the Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No. 9). This norm is the yardstick for free democratic elections throughout Europe. Therefore, it is important to recall expressly this Article 3 in the draft resolution, which aims at more democratic elections in Europe.