1. The people shall exercise the political power through universal, free,
equal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage and through other forms laid down in the Constitution.
2. The State shall value the contribution of political parties for the organised expression of the popular will and for the democratic participation
of the citizen in the governance of the country.
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