Abstract:

The Court have emphasises the importance of the right to free election in many case law in terms of individuals and the Convention order. However, it is possible to see that the Court is cautious in matters relating to the interpretation of the right to free election and this issue is also reflected in the case law. The minimum standards established by the Court in the area of electoral rights different from the much higher 1 Anayasa Mahkemesi Raportörü, [email protected] afforded in the case law to freedom of political expression, freedom of association and freedom of assembly. We see that at this point of criticism of the approach in the case law of the Court concerning the right to free elections. In this study, the scope of the right to free election, its relationship between democracy, limitation, the margin of appreciation of the government, the right to vote, right to stand for election, electoral systems, the administration of elections, the state’s aid given to political parties and are subject to benefit from the media examined in the framework of the Court’s case law and put forward some suggestions referring to the criticism of the Court

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