المصادر القانونية للمعايير الدولية للانتخابات النزيهة

Abstract EN

Election is an essential means of assigning power in contemporary democratic systems, and one of the human rights stipulated in international agreements and state constitutions, and it falls within the political rights that establish a person as a member of the political group and give him the right to participate in the rule of this group and to participate in the decisions taken by the political authority.

In order for individuals to exercise their right to vote freely and fairly, states must respect international legal standards for elections, which standards emanate from basic freedoms and political rights rights stipulated in international law.