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Article 7
 

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-article (2) of article 6, political parties shall decide freely on the admission of members in accordance with the relevant provisions of their statutes and the political party shall not be required to give reasons for any refusal of an application for membership.


(2) A member of a political party shall, at any times, be entitled to withdraw his membership from that political party and such withdrawal shall have an immediate effect.


(3) The exercise of voting rights within the party structures may be made conditional on members of the political party having paid their membership dues.