Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections
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Kokëdhima v. Albania, no. 55159/16
Termination of Member of Parliament’s mandate on the ground that it was incompatible with his involvement in business activities through a company of which he was the sole shareholder, that drew income from contracts with State bodies.
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Guðmundur Gunnarsson and Magnús Davíð Norðdahl v. Iceland, nos. 24159/22 and 25751/22
Various irregularities surrounding vote recount in a regional constituency in Parliamentary elections.
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Myslihaka and Others v. Albania, nos. 68958/17 and 5 others
Statutory voting ban preventing serving prisoners convicted of serious criminal offences from voting in parliamentary elections.
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