Right to Participate in Elections

1 The right to participate in elections entails both the right to vote and the right to stand for election. The right to vote is defined as the active aspect of the right to participate in elections, whereas the right to stand for election as the passive aspect. This contribution will concern itself with the right to stand for election. Whereas an election process serves a public function and the general interest of electing representative organs, the right to participate in elections refers to the expression of an individual interest of a candidate. The right to...