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The Constitution Of Greece
Article - 29 in Greek
1. Greek citizens possessing the right to vote may freely found and join political parties, the organization and activity of which must serve the free functioning of democratic government.
Citizens who have not yet acquired the right to vote may participate in youth sections of parties.
2. Political parties are entitled to receive financial support by the State for their electoral and operating expenses, as specified by law.
A law shall specify the guarantees of transparency concerning electoral expenses and financial management in general of political parties, Members of Parliament, parliamentary candidates and candidates for all degrees of local government.
A law shall impose the maximum limit of electoral expenses, may prohibit certain types of pre-electoral promotion and shall specify the conditions under which violation of the relevant provisions constitutes grounds for forfeiture of parliamentary office on the initiative of the special organ of the following section.
The audit of the electoral expenses of political parties and parliamentary candidates is carried out by a special organ which is established also with the participation of senior judicial functionaries, as specified by law.
A law may also extend these regulations to candidates for other offices held through election.
3. Manifestations of any nature whatsoever in favour of or against a political party by judicial functionaries and by those serving in the armed forces and the security corps, are absolutely prohibited.
Manifestations of any nature whatsoever in favour of or against a political party, in the exercise of their duties, by public servants, employees of local government agencies, of other legal entities of public law or of public enterprises or of enterprises of local government agencies or of enterprises whose management the State appoints by administrative act or as a shareholder, are absolutely prohibited.
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