7. Reaffirms that the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government and that this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections, which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
7. 重申人民的意志是政府权力的基础，这一意志应以定期的和真正的选举予以体现，而选举应依据普遍和和平等的投票权，并以不记名投票或相当的自由投票程序进行。