Article 3: All political parties shall have their central/head offices in Phnom Penh or in a provincial/municipal town of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Article 4: All political parties shall be entitled to the same rights, privileges and shall receive equal treatment from the Royal Government and authorities of all levels. Article 5: Participation as a member of any political party is the free own choice of every Khmer citizen. No person may have right to compel anybody to join any political party. No person shall be deprived of his/her rights from exercising the civil rights, political rights or professional rights, on the grounds that he/she is or is not a member of any political party which is legitimately established. Article 6: All political parties shall not be allowed to conduct any of the activities as follows: 1- Make up an autonomous zone which may harm to the national unity and territorial integrity; 2- Conduct of subversive actions against the liberal democratic and pluralism regime by the use of violent means in a purpose of seizing the power; 3- Organizing armed forces. Article 7: All political parties shall not be subordinated to or under command or order of any foreign political party or any foreign government. Article 8: Registration of political parties shall be the competence of the Ministry of Interior. CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF POLITICAL PARIES Article 9: Khmer citizens of at least 80 persons of 18 years old or more and who have permanent residences in the Kingdom of Cambodia, may have right to form a political party by filing only a letter of notice with the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Interior must response in writing within a period of fifteen (15) days, stating that this above letter of notice has been received. If over this above specified period of 15 days, shall be considered that this letter of notice has been already received. A political party which has just been formed, shall organize a vote to elect a provisional committee which consists if at least 7 member whose ages are at least 25 years old, for preparing formalities and fulfilling conditions to apply for registration in political party register as determined in the Chapter V of this Law, in order to obtain the validity. During this above period, even if the political party has yet not obtained validity, but still it may be allowed to raise up a signboard at its office. Article 10: Each political party shall establish a Statute (By-law) and main policies in writing, in which shall contain at least the following important points: a- In the by-laws shall include: 1) name in full writing, in abbreviation and symbol; 2) address of the head /central office;