title: List of ECHR cases concerning existence of political parties
text: # List of ECHR cases concerning existence of political parties
  
  ## Chronological list
  
  * 1957 — Communist Party of Germany, Reimann and Fisch v. Germany
  * 1998 — United Communist Party of Turkey and Others v. Turkey
  * 1998 — Socialist Party and Others v. Turkey
  * 1999 — Freedom and Democracy Party (ÖZDEP) v. Turkey
  * 2002 — Dicle for the Democratic Party (DEP) of Turkey v. Turkey
  * 2002 — Yazar and Others v. Turkey
  * 2003 — Socialist Party of Turkey (STP) and Others v. Turkey
  * 2003 — Refah Partisi and Others v. Turkey
  * 2004 — Gorzelik v. Poland
  * 2004 — Vatan v. Russia
  * 2004 — Presidential Party of Mordovia v. Russia
  * 2005 — Partidul Comunistilor (Nepeceristi) and Ungureanu v. Romania
  * 2005 — Democracy and Change Party and Others v. Turkey
  * 2005 — United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden – PIRIN and Others v. Bulgaria
  * 2005 — Emek Partisi v. Turkey
  * 2006 — Fazilet Partisi and Kutan v. Turkey
  * 2006 — Artyomov v. Russia
  * 2007 — Demokratik Kitle Partisi and Elçi v. Turkey
  * 2009 — Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain
  * 2010 — HADEP and Demir v. Turkey
  * 2011 — Republican party of Russia v. Russia
  * 2013 — Eusko Abertzale Ekintza — Acción Nacionalista Vasca (EAE-ANV) v. Spain (No. 2) (application No. 40959/09)
  * 2016 — Demokratik Toplum Partisi and 6 other applications v. Turkey (no. 3840/10)
  
  ## List by issue
  
  ### Left-wing parties
  
  * 1957 — Communist Party of Germany, Reimann and Fisch v. Germany
  * 1998 — United Communist Party of Turkey and Others v. Turkey
  * 2005 — Partidul Comunistilor (Nepeceristi) and Ungureanu v. Romania
  
  ### Ethnic-based parties
  
  * 2004 — Gorzelik v. Poland
  * 2004 — Vatan v. Russia
  * 2005 — United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden – PIRIN and Others v. Bulgaria
  * 2006 — Artyomov v. Russia
  
  ### Federalist and separatist parties
  
  * 1998 — Socialist Party and Others v. Turkey
  * 1999 — Freedom and Democracy Party (ÖZDEP) v. Turkey
  * 2002 — Dicle for the Democratic Party (DEP) of Turkey v. Turkey
  * 2002 — Yazar and others v. Turkey
  * 2003 — Socialist Party of Turkey (STP) and Others v. Turkey
  * 2005 — Democracy and Change Party and Others v. Turkey
  * 2005 — Emek Partisi v. Turkey
  * 2007 — Demokratik Kitle Partisi and Elçi v. Turkey
  * 2009 — Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain
  * 2010 — HADEP and Demir v. Turkey
  * 2013 — Eusko Abertzale Ekintza — Acción Nacionalista Vasca (EAE-ANV) v. Spain (No. 2)
  * 2016 — Demokratik Toplum Partisi and 6 other applications v. Turkey
  
  ### Religious parties
  
  * 2003 — Refah Partisi and Others v. Turkey
  * 2006 — Fazilet Partisi and Kutan v. Turkey
  
  ### Other issues
  
  * 2004 — Presidential Party of Mordovia v. Russia
  * 2011 — Republican party of Russia v. Russia
  