Article 71. Political systems
Multiparty political system
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
A political party in the multiparty political system shall conform to the following principles—
every political party shall have a national character;
membership of a political party shall not be based on sex, ethnicity, religion or other sectional division;
the internal organisation of a political party shall conform to the democratic principles enshrined in this Constitution;
members of the national organs of a political party shall be regularly elected from citizens of Uganda in conformity with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Article and with due consideration for gender;
political parties shall be required by law to account for the sources and use of their funds and assets;
no person shall be compelled to join a particular party by virtue of belonging to an organisation or interest group.
Parliament shall by law prescribe a code of conduct for political organisations and political parties and provide for the establishment of a national consultative forum for political parties and organisations with such functions as Parliament may prescribe.