Article 1

Political parties are associations of Romanian citizens having the right to vote, who participate freely in forming and exercising their political will, thus performing a public task guaranteed by the Constitution. They are legal persons governed by public law.

Article 5

(3) Members of organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities which enter their candidates in the elections may belong to a political party.

(4) No one shall be compelled to belong or not to belong to a political party.

Source: Unofficial Translation