ECHR Logo

Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections

Case-Law Guide


The Case-Law Guide provides an overview of Convention case-law on this Article.
Responsive Image

Article Updates


Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Costa i Rossello and Others v. Spain (dec.), nos. 29780/20 and 3 others

11/02/25

Constitutional Court’s rulings impeding renewed debates in the Parliament of Catalonia on draft resolutions almost identical to ones that had previously been declared unconstitutional, and initiation of criminal proceedings against the first applicant for disobeying the Constitutional Court’s decisions.
Decision


Shlosberg v. Russia, no. 32648/22

03/09/24

Disqualification of an opposition candidate in parliamentary elections due to his participation in a rally deemed extremist.
Judgment


Ždanoka v. Latvia (no. 2), no. 42221/18

25/07/24

Removal of the applicant’s name from a list of candidates for parliamentary elections on the grounds of her past active participation in the Communist Party of Latvia and her current political activities.
Judgment


Responsive Image

Key Themes


Annotated case-lists on a subject of relevance to this Article.

  • [No Key Theme as yet]
No Results Found
Responsive Image

Useful Materials


Selected case-law materials concerning this Article

Responsive Image

Useful Links


Links to selected websites of relevance to this Article.