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Political parties and democracy

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 16248 | 02 October 2025

Signatories:
Mr Dmytro NATALUKHA, Ukraine, ECPA ; Mr Martynas GEDVILAS, Lithuania, SOC ; Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CD
Origin
2025 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, before paragraph 20, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly, taking into account the potential threat of political parties being instrumentalised as vehicles for promoting aggression, expansionism or xenophobia, underlines that such practices constitute an existential danger to democracy, peace and stability in Europe, and therefore:

- invites Council of Europe member States to consider measures, in accordance with their legal frameworks, to limit privileges or access to official platforms for members of parties that openly support such practices;

- encourages political parties across Europe to review and, where appropriate, suspend co-operation or partnerships with parties and individuals that undermine peace, sovereignty and fundamental democratic values;

- calls on Council of Europe member States and political parties to take similar measures towards parties operating in States recognised by the United Nations as aggressors, with the exception of those parties that openly criticise and oppose the aggressive policies of their authorities."