Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 01/30/2007

Subject: Relying on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicants submitted that setting a threshold of 10% of the vote in parliamentary elections interfered with the free expression of the opinion of the people in their choice of the legislature.

Parties: Yumak e Sadak c/ Turchia

Classification: Art. 40 Right to vote at municipal elections - Right to stand as candidate at municipal elections