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...this connection, it is important that a government grants its citizens political rights by permitting them to form political parties that represent a significant...range of voter choice and whose leaders can openly and safely compete for, and be elected to, positions of authority in government. It is also important...

...assesses a country's freedom by examining its record in two areas: political rights and civil liberties. A country grants its citizens political rights when...and be elected to positions of power in government. A country upholds its citizens' civil liberties when it respects and protects their religious, ethnic,...