Betragtning 56
Recital 56
(56) Hvis det i forbindelse med afholdelse af valg i en medlemsstat er nødvendigt, for at det demokratiske system kan fungere, at politiske partier indsamler personoplysninger om enkeltpersoners politiske holdninger, kan behandling af sådanne oplysninger tillades af hensyn til varetagelsen af samfundsinteresser, såfremt fornødne garantier er etableret.
(56) Where in the course of electoral activities, the operation of the democratic system in a Member State requires that political parties compile personal data on people’s political opinions, the processing of such data may be permitted for reasons of public interest, provided that appropriate safeguards are established.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.